but state officials said not enough people applied before the federal CARES Act money — signed into law by former President Donald Trump — had to be used by last year’s federal deadline. Only about $6 million had been distributed.live show Thursday, Murphy said he was working to replace the diverted funds by using money from another federal COVID relief package, the American Rescue Plan, which gives states more flexibility to distribute dollars.
Murphy said new federal rules waive certain document requirements, making it easier for states to use American Rescue Plan dollars. It’s not clear how the new rules and funding will change the application process. Immigrants and their advocates complained the process was difficult and required documentation for things they couldn’t prove.
He said more than 7,000 applications that are still pending or were rejected will also be reviewed again to see if they meet the new program criteria. The deadline for the program will also be extended past January 31st through the end of February.
This is the absolute bare minimum that GovMurphy could do for immigrants in NJ. We need to stop the endless efforts to simultaneously place the greatest burden on and offer the least relief to the most exploited folks in the COVID crisis.
Who monitors the receivers. You know thism wont end well