FEMA told to pay Katrina victims
A federal judge has again ordered the Bush administration to immediately resume making housing payments to thousands of families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said last week that the confusing, often contradictory letters to hurricane victims from the Federal Emergency Management Agency didn’t explain why rental payments were cut off.
He said that violated the Constitution, and he ordered the agency to restart the program.
FEMA appealed that ruling and asked Leon not to force the agency to restart the program while that case plays out.
In his latest order, Leon refused to delay his order.
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