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From the Daily Caller: A top official in the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) directed millions in migrant assistance grants to nonprofits where she previously held senior positions, a watchdog report revealed Thursday.
Robin Dunn Marcos, who led HHS’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under former President Joe Biden, oversaw $22.6 billion in grant distributions since 2020, with her former employers emerging as top beneficiaries. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), where she spent 23 years as a senior director, received $598 million, while Church World Service, her employer of four years, was awarded $355 million, according to an OpenTheBooks report.
While HHS officials maintained to the outlet that Dunn Marcos recused herself from decisions involving her former employers, OpenTheBooks reported that IRC’s funding increased dramatically during her tenure, jumping from $22 million in fiscal year 2021 to over $235 million in 2023.
Through a network of nonprofit organizations, ORR provided an extensive array of benefits to migrants, including dollar-for-dollar matching savings plans for vehicle and home purchases, small business loans up to $15,000 and credit repair loans up to $1,500. Additional services included “cultural orientation,” emergency housing support, legal assistance and Medicaid care. The OpenTheBooks report called the programs a “giant magnet for those seeking to cross the border and claim asylum.”
— Open the Books (@open_the_books) February 13, 2025
Robin Dunn Marcos, director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) at the @HHSGov Department, testified on the treatment of unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border at a @GOPoversight subcommittee hearing: https://t.co/CIvnHzDhke.#SSChat #EdChat #Border #GovChat pic.twitter.com/RdVJFMejNa
— C-SPAN Classroom (@CSPANClassroom) April 19, 2023
Marcos bailed out about four days before President Trump’s January 20 inauguration.
Robin Dunn Marcos the most vila human walking the earth is resigning as the secretary of ORR! pic.twitter.com/uThnbn7KmQ
— RyanMatta 🇺🇸 🦅 (@RyanMattaMedia) January 17, 2025
This is why we’re broke – part 1,599: HHS splurged more than $22B on grants for migrants — including cash for cars, home loans and startup businesses @nypost https://t.co/2zksd8bqOt
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) February 13, 2025
This is as crooked as it gets. Robin Marcos, who headed the Office of Refugee Resettlement funneled over $22B to her previous employers. Put her ass in prison. https://t.co/cLE7SKSoPq
— Bruce Clark (@RealBruceClark) February 14, 2025
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