Trump to Pay for Immigrant Detention by Diverting Millions From Cancer Research, Other Programs

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Department of Health and Human Services is diverting up to $266 million this fiscal year to pay for the detainment of immigrant children, Yahoo News reported.

In a letter to Senator Patty Murray of Washington, HHS Secretary Alex Azar detailed his plan to redistribute money previously used for cancer research, other refugee support programs and Head Start, which provides children from low-income families with education, health and social services.

The funds will be sent to the Unaccompanied Alien Children program, which is overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

"Nearly $80 million of that money will come from other refugee support programs within ORR, which have seen their needs significantly diminished as the Trump administration makes drastic cuts to the annual refugee numbers," Yahoo News reported. "The rest is being taken from other programs, including $16.7 million from Head Start, $5.7 million from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program and $13.3 million from the National Cancer Institute. Money is also being diverted from programs dedicated to mental and maternal health, women’s shelters and substance abuse."

https://www.newsweek.com/hhs-divert-millions-pay-detention-immigrant-children-cancer-research-hiv-1130817

[bdamomma]

1. Filthy

tactics are being done, to hurt people at the highest level. Just look at the millions of money being taken away for essential health programmes.

We have an assault being conducted on the most vulnerable in this country. I hate this regime.

And the detention centers are still going on...….what the hell is happening in those detention centers?????????? Stephen Miller is the orchestrate on this. Smug SOB.

[angrychair]

2. Well of course he is. N/T

[world wide wally]

3. So, these are the new American values?