The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that North Carolinians whose hotel vouchers are running out Friday can have an extra 24 hours of shelter there, due to the impending snow this weekend. The announcement has caused uproar on social media from users angry that the extension was limited to one day.

FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program provides hotel stays to those who’ve lost homes and don’t have other housing options. According to FEMA’s website, more than 10,000 people initially received assistance through the program following Helene. As of this week, more than 5,000 remain in temporary accommodations, but 3,500 of those were due to check out by Friday because either their home was now inhabitable or FEMA has been unable to reach them to update their status.

The announcement has more than 717,000 views, as users blast FEMA’s oversight agency, the US Department of Homeland Security, for spending $640.9 million on hotel rooms for illegal immigrants in 2024. Many of those responding to the post also said that FEMA was not answering the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362.

In December, FEMA was forced to apologize for delays in temporary housing for Helene victims as delivery of trailers and other temporary housing options was not provided.

On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order ahead of the storm, temporarily waiving the federal limits on the amount of time drivers transporting propane and other heating fuels can be on the road, as part of an effort to get heating fuel to the western part of the state.

“As we face plummeting temperatures, we must ensure that North Carolinians who have been impacted by winter weather and Hurricane Helene maintain an adequate supply of heating fuels,” said Stein. “We’ll continue to use every tool at our disposal to keep people safe and help them recover from Hurricane Helene.”

Helene survivors have until Feb. 6 to apply for assistance with FEMA by visiting  DisasterAssistance.gov.