The number of unaccompanied immigrant children is at "unprecedented levels," according to the acting White House budget director.
on Thursday that they are willing to include money the president seeks for humanitarian assistance, but not for keeping immigrants in detention facilities.
If Congress honors the White House’s prior request for $2.9 billion in emergency money for humanitarian assistance, the Trump administration might have enough money to fill the void, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in testimonial included in Friday's letter to congressional leaders.
But that cash will only be enough if the inflow of immigrants does not “significantly exceed” the Department of Homeland Security’s prior “high-end scenario” prediction, Azar said. Already this spring, the number of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the border has surpassed the DHS predictions for April and to this date in May, Azar said. “As a result, I am concerned that the size of the deficiency could grow further, and be closer to the worst-case scenario HHS had proposed,” the HHS secretary said, noting that an extra $1.4 billion would be needed under those circumstances.
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