Arizona to get $55 million to provide humanitarian aid to migrants at the border

Nonprofits and local governments in Arizona will receive more than $54 million to continue providing humanitarian assistance to migrants released at the state's border with Mexico, the federal government announced Friday.

The funding is part of the Shelter and Services Program, which is jointly administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Congress replenished the program in March, when they allocated $650 million as part of a supplemental funding package passed to avoid a government shutdown.