The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allocate $380 million in support to states and NGOs to assist migrants.

The DHS has announced that it will provide $380 million to nonprofits and local governments to cover the costs of caring for migrants after they are released at the southern border.

DHS's Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is providing "critical support" for migrants by awarding a huge sum of money, which includes food, shelter, clothing, acute medical care, and transportation while they wait for their immigration court proceedings.

The DHS states that the funds aid in reducing overcrowding at short-term CBP holding facilities and allows non-federal entities to offset the costs incurred for services related to noncitizen migrant arrivals in their communities.

The agency has received a $380 million grant, which brings the total SSP grants for the year to nearly $640 million.

In fiscal year 2023, over $780 million was given to organizations and cities nationwide to help accommodate the influx of migrants who lack housing and employment opportunities.

In many big cities, social and health services have been overwhelmed by an influx of migrants, prompting local governments to use taxpayer money to house them in hotels or shelters. Under the Biden administration, there were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters in fiscal year 2023, and this number could be surpassed by the end of fiscal year 2024, although DHS reports that monthly numbers have decreased.

A $380 million grant is being distributed among 50 nonprofits, municipalities, and government entities.

Nearly $22.17 million is being given to New York City, a sanctuary city, through its Office of Management, while Los Angeles is receiving $21.84 million and Arizona is set to receive $19.25 million.

Nearly $38 million in funds is being split between Maricopa County and Pima County, both located in Arizona.

Jewish Family Service San Diego, Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, and Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio are all receiving significant funding.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey praised the state's acquisition of $15.4 million in competitive funding and $4.9 million in reserve funding.

Healey announces that Massachusetts receives $20 million in federal funding to aid family shelter expenses, as stated in an Aug. 28 press release.

"To date, this is the largest award Massachusetts has won from this program, surpassing the previous $9 million won by the state and city combined."

Boston will receive funding to manage costs for sheltering migrants, according to Healey, who commended the Biden-Harris administration for decreasing illegal border crossings.

"The Biden-Harris administration has made significant progress in addressing the federal problem due to Congress's inaction, and they are seeing a decrease in illegal border crossings. However, more action is required. Congress must take responsibility and pass the bipartisan border security agreement."

The number of Border Patrol encounters in July decreased by 32% compared to June, marking the lowest monthly total along the southwest border since September 2020. Additionally, the total numbers of encounters between ports of entry in July were lower than in July 2019 and the monthly average for all of 2019, the last comparable year prior to the pandemic, according to DHS.

The temporary suspension of entry of certain noncitizens at the southern border, as per President Biden's June 4 Proclamation, has resulted in the implementation of a dip in the number of average border encounters, which exceeded 2,500 a day over seven days.

The DHS funding will not fill the significant financial gap caused by illegal immigration in cities.

In Massachusetts, Republicans claim that the state has spent $1 billion on migrant crisis expenses and have demanded that Healey provide a detailed cost breakdown of the toll that the migrant crisis has had on the state's residents.

The estimated cost of the migrant crisis for state taxpayers in New York is $4.3 billion through 2025, with New York City taxpayers projected to spend $3 billion in fiscal year 2024, according to the New York Post.

The Biden administration announced in March that it would send $4 billion to Central America to tackle the root causes of illegal immigration.

At least $150.7 billion was the estimated net cost of illegal immigration for the United States at the federal, state, and local levels at the start of 2023, according to a study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).

The gross negative economic impact of illegal immigration is $182 billion, and FAIR calculated this figure by subtracting the tax revenue paid by illegal immigrants, which is just under $32 billion.