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More than 60% of Puerto Ricans seeking FEMA aid after Hurricane Maria had their applications denied – will the agency approve more this time?

  • Written by: Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
More than 60% of Puerto Ricans seeking FEMA aid after Hurricane Maria had their applications denied – will the agency approve more this time?Hurricane Fiona drenched places like Salinas across Puerto Rico in September 2022.AP Photo/Alejandro GranadilloMore than 60% of Puerto Ricans seeking FEMA aid after Hurricane Maria had their applications denied – will the agency approve more this time?CC BY-ND

The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected 60.5% of the 1.1 millionapplications Puerto Ricans filed for housing assistance after Hurricane Maria devastated the territory in 2017.

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