DHS encourages illegal immigrants to seek flood aid

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published August 23, 2016 5:10pm ET

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DHS encourages illegal immigrants to seek flood aid — "All individuals, regardless of citizenship status, affected by a major disaster may be eligible for other non-monetary, in-kind emergency disaster relief programs," DHS said. (AP Photo) | Max Becherer

The Department of Homeland Security this week encouraged illegal immigrants to apply for emergency federal aid if they were affected by the historic flood in Louisiana.

DHS said in a Monday announcement that immigration enforcement agencies “are not conducting enforcement operations” in the areas affected by the flood.

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