@Maddie_Rowley_ - Maddie Rowley
EXCLUSIVE: I spent four months investigating the web of NGOs facilitating the Biden Administration's migrant crisis. These taxpayer-funded groups are pulling in billions of dollars and lavishing themselves with salaries and bonuses. Here's how they're cashing in. 🧵
@Maddie_Rowley_ - Maddie Rowley
Endeavors, Inc. was awarded a $1.3 billion grant to run a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in Pecos, Texas. In 2021, they spent $533,000 on music therapy and offered "horticulture classes."
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Global Refuge’s CEO, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, former policy director for First Lady Michelle Obama, saw her compensation increase from $244,000 in 2019 to $520,000 in 2022.
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Southwest Key Programs' CEO, Dr. Anselmo Villarreal, makes over $1 million, their chief strategist makes $800,000, and the head of operations makes $700,000. Its total payroll was $465 million in 2022. The NGO has been plagued with issues--including employees sexually assaulting migrant children in its care.
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As more unaccompanied children have crossed the border, the NGOs continue to expand in size. Global Refuge had 75 employees on staff in 2019, and by the end of this year will have a staff of 700.
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Read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/nonprofits-make-billions-off-migrant-children