FEMA Successfully Assisted HHS in Providing Shelter and Supplies to Unaccompanied Children from the Southwest Border

Our objective was to determine the extent to which FEMA coordinated shelter and supplies to unaccompanied minors along the southwest border. We determined FEMA accomplished its operational goals to help U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide shelter and supplies to unaccompanied children from the U.S. southwest border. Specifically, FEMA worked closely with HHS to establish 14 emergency intake sites in high priority locations in Texas, California, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. FEMA also assisted HHS to build out 23,253 beds and provide other critical supplies, such as food, water, beds, blankets, and medical supplies to emergency intake sites. We did not make any recommendations as a result of this audit. FEMA chose not to submit management comments to the draft report.