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Original Date Announced
September 12, 2018DHS transfers approximately $10 million in appropriations from FEMA to ICE to fund "Detention Beds." ICE predicts an end-of-year average daily population of 40,379 adult detainees based on current operations, 2,359 above the enacted adult average daily population of 38,020. [ID #353]
Report: $10 million from FEMA to Imm DetentionEffective Date
September 12, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: DetentionAssociated or Derivative Policies
- August 27, 2019 DHS moves $155M from disaster relief to immigration enforcement
Commentary
Washington Post: Trump Administration diverted $10 million from FEMA to ICE
[Senator] Merkley’s office provided the 39-page budget document independently to The Washington Post. It shows that DHS requested that about $9.8 million going toward FEMA efforts such as “Preparedness and Protection” and “Response and Recovery” be funneled instead into ICE coffers, specifically underwriting “Detention Beds” and the agency’s “Transportation and Removal Program.” The U.S. Secret Service was also a beneficiary of the reallocation. Go to article on washingtonpost.com