The additional $200 million would put ICE's budget for detention and transportation at more than $3.6 billion. The $10 million from FEMA did not come from the agency's disaster relief budget, the agencies noted. Congressional records indicate that ICE reprogrammed $83 million combined in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and another $127 million in fiscal year 2016. Lawmakers unhappy with ICE spendingThe Republican-led Congress has previously reprimanded ICE for its spending habits. "ICE continues to spend at an unsustainable rate," the Senate Appropriations Committee report accompanying its proposal for Homeland Security next fiscal year says.

Source: CNN September 12, 2018 22:41 UTC