Council Splits on Catholic Charities Funding Amid Immigration Concerns
Palm Bay, FL — City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to approve $674,383 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding that includes $37,483 for Catholic Charities homelessness prevention. The split vote followed Councilman Langevin’s lengthy objection citing the organization’s documented involvement in moving migrants across the U.S. border.
Langevin researched the issue after previous CDBG discussions. He spoke with investigative journalists who spent time at the Darién gap and southern border. Their conclusion: Catholic Charities was “the number one NGO in the United States, once…
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