The Biden admin’s horrors were many. We’re only finding out just how bad it was.
Because a new bombshell report has implicated Joe Biden in doing the unthinkable for illegal immigrants.
Biden Admin Allocated $22.6 Billion in Assistance to Illegal Immigrants
A new report by government spending watchdog Open The Books has revealed that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allocated a staggering $22.6 billion in assistance to illegal immigrants between 2020 and 2024. This large sum was distributed amidst record-high border crossings, showing an ongoing trend of increased immigration during the Biden administration. According to the report, a significant portion of this funding came through the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), an agency that has faced scrutiny over its handling of migrant children, including losing track of 32,000 minors.
The lion’s share of the funds were distributed to nonprofit organizations, which served as intermediaries for a variety of refugee and immigrant aid programs. The report, which was first highlighted by the New York Post, outlines the funding breakdown across the years, with notable spikes during fiscal years 2023 and 2024, as the Biden administration expanded eligibility for assistance among illegal immigrants.
In fiscal year 2023 alone, the ORR issued a total of $10 billion in grants, a substantial increase from previous years. This was part of the agenda efforts of the Biden administration to provide more assistance to migrants, including those crossing the southern border illegally. In 2020, HHS obligated $2.6 billion in funds, $2.3 billion in 2021, and $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. These grants were intended to provide a range of services to migrants, including legal aid, housing support, and cultural orientation.
Among the programs funded by the ORR were initiatives aimed at helping illegal immigrants build financial stability and integrate into American society. These included programs designed to assist migrants in saving for major purchases such as cars and homes, as well as business and personal loans to help them build credit. Additionally, funds were allocated to provide “legal assistance,” cultural integration, and emergency housing for migrants facing immediate hardship.
The Dept of Health and Human Services spent twice as much ($22B) to bring migrants into America than the wall would’ve cost to keep them out ($11B). pic.twitter.com/rnFnOCEkEi
— classicalliberty (@jsolom100) February 13, 2025
Concerns Over Accountability and Safety
The funding allocation has raised concerns over the lack of oversight and accountability within the ORR. Open The Books CEO John Hart expressed grave concerns over the growing reliance on nonprofit organizations to distribute taxpayer funds, stating that these groups are often used as “ideological proxies” to bypass scrutiny. Hart further criticized the system, claiming it contributes to an “immoral, exploitative” system that negatively impacts both American citizens and migrants seeking a better life.
A key point of contention revolves around the handling of migrant children by the ORR. The agency has faced allegations that it lost track of thousands of minors and placed many others into unsafe and abusive environments. In 2023, a report from the House Judiciary Committee revealed that Robin Dunn Marcos, the director of HHS’s refugee resettlement program, admitted that background checks were not conducted on migrant refugees to check for criminal records before they were placed with sponsors.
Over the course of the last few years, the eligibility criteria for ORR programs were expanded to include more groups of illegal immigrants. This included humanitarian parolees from Afghanistan and Ukraine, unaccompanied minors, and special visa holders from Afghanistan and Iraq. These changes, made under the Biden administration, reflect a shift in immigration policy aimed at offering a wider net of assistance to migrants arriving from various global crises.
The report from Open The Books follows in the wake of a separate investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which acted quickly to claw back $59 million spent by FEMA on housing illegal immigrants in New York City. This misuse of funds, which involved unauthorized payments, led to the firing of four FEMA staffers after scrutiny from Elon Musk, head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
On Thursday, the GOP-controlled Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, takes office with a controversial history in immigration policy and has already made waves by hiring Chris Clem, a former Border Patrol chief, as a senior advisor to manage immigration policy and refugee resettlement at HHS.
This shift in leadership may signal a more aggressive stance on illegal immigration, with Kennedy’s HHS potentially working in coordination with DHS to intensify enforcement actions, including mass deportations of illegal immigrants. As the administration adjusts its immigration policies, questions about the future of HHS funding and migrant assistance programs will undoubtedly continue to spark debate among lawmakers and advocacy groups.
The Conservative Column will update our readers on any major developments to this report.
