Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she was suspending aid for nonprofits that helped migrants and complained the non-governmental organizations were not "telling somebody about Jesus."
Noem made the announcement during an exclusive Wednesday interview on Fox News.
"Today we are announcing that we have stopped all grant funding that's being abused by NGOs to facilitate illegal immigration into this country," she told host Will Cain. "So it's amazing to me the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been spent by the federal government that has been sent to NGOs to facilitate this invasion of our country."
"So I've taken action to stop those funds, to reevaluate them, and to make sure that we're actually using the taxpayer dollars in a way that strengthens this country, that keeps us safe," the secretary said. "We're not spending another dime to help the destruction of this country."
Noem said she made the decision after changing her mind about the benefits of nonprofits over the years.
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"I was one of those Americans that years ago, when somebody said NGO to me, I thought, oh, that's amazing," she explained. "That's a nonprofit that's out there telling somebody about Jesus, or spreading faith and salvation, or doing good work and charitable work, helping people that are less fortunate."
"And then I realized over the years, it's been perverted into this shadow government."
