And what 14 billion did the GOP block.... when and whyPull your head out of the sand and have a look.
Much of the supplemental money would go toward hiring. The administration says the funds would allow for the hiring of an additional 1,300 border patrol agents, 300 border patrol processing coordinators and support staff, 1,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, 1,600 asylum officers and support staff, and 1,470 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys. The attorneys would match the 375 new immigration judge teams to speed up the processing of immigration requests. Thirty (30) new U.S. Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) officers would be hired to speed up issuing work authorization documents for eligible noncitizens.
Besides the hiring, the administration is earmarking money for additional detention beds and for removal flights and other resources to move migrants.
It also includes grant money for local communities that house migrants.
“The supplemental requests funding for border enforcement to reflect the evolving needs of the Department and funds additional resources for CBP, ICE, and USCIS to cover projected shortfalls and hire additional personnel to help right-size a system that was not built to manage the level of encounters we are experiencing,” the White House said in a fact sheet.
The supplemental also includes money to fight the flow of fentanyl at the nation’s borders, including funds to install cutting-edge detection technology at ports of entry along the southern border.
“The funds in the supplemental will enable both agencies to apply the lessons learned and keep up with the tactics of the transnational criminal organizations that control the fentanyl trade,” the administration wrote.
Like you, Republicans love to whine wah wah making noise rather than doing anything. That's right, you guys would build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.
A wall that falls down and cheap ladders get over if they don't cut through it.
