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March 11, 2019President Trump requests $8.6 billion in border wall funding as part of the fiscal year 2020 budget proposal. CBP's budget would increase by 22% and additional provisions of the budget proposal include creation of a new “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Fund.” Trump's budget proposes increases in immigration filing fees and worksite enforcement penalties as well as financing from “mandatory receipts,” which could refer to visa application fees, customs fees and other sources of revenue, and tax dollars appropriated for other purposes. [ID #379]
Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2020: A Budget for a Better AmericaSubsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 26, 2019
The House Committee on Armed Services denies reprogramming request to transfer $1.0 billion for border wall construction
Democratic Representative Adam Smith, the committee’s chairman, said the panel did not approve the proposed use of Pentagon funds. His stance could end up being symbolic, as the Pentagon insists it has the authority to shift the money. However, it could prompt Congress to change the law to prevent presidents from taking similar action in the future.
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Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
April 9, 2021Summary of the President’s Discretionary Funding Request (FY 2022)
This Biden administration policy would, if enacted, revoke in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On April 9, 2021, OMB issued a Summary of the President’s Discretionary Funding Request. Although "[t]he President’s 2022 discretionary request provides $52.0 billion for DHS," it "includes no additional funding for border wall construction and proposes the cancellation of prior-year balances that are unobligated at the end of 2021."
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April 9, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced Summary of the President’s Discretionary Funding Request (FY 2022)April 9, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: LegislationAssociated or Derivative Policies
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Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
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FY 2020: A Budget for a Better America
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Biden Administration Policy Documents
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Biden Administration Action
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The President’s FY 2022 Discretionary Request
Commentary
Vox: Trump budget proposes raising fees for legal immigrants
An administration official told Politico that between the 2020 budget, the 2019 authorization and emergency declaration, and the barriers the administration has built or is building from 2017 and 2018 funds, Trump would be able to boast the completion of 722 miles of barriers in time for the 2020 presidential election. The administration official described this as “finishing the wall."
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