John Dickerson: “Newly Revealed Documents Show The Trump Administration Took Money Away From FEMA And Other Federal Agencies Apparently To Pay For Immigration Detention Centers.” JOHN DICKERSON: “Newly revealed documents show the Trump administration took money away from FEMA and other federal agencies apparently to pay for immigration detention centers. FEMA lost nearly $10 million out of its $15 billion budget.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 9/12/18;Video]
Jeff Pegues: “The Document Says Mission Impact Is Minimized As FEMA Will Curtail Training, Travel, And Public Engagement. The 40-Page Report Also Says That Without The Transfer Of Funds, I.C.E. Will Not Be Able To Fulfill Its Adult Detention Requirements This Year.” JEFF PEGUES: “More than $4 million of the funds from FEMA are listed the as response and recovery or preparedness and protection, but the document says mission impact is minimized as FEMA will curtail training, travel, and public engagement. The 40-page report also says that without the transfer of funds, I.C.E. Will not be able to fulfill its adult detention requirements this year.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 9/12/18; Video]
Savannah Guthrie: “With Hurricane Season Approaching, The Trump Administration Took Nearly $10 Million Out Of FEMA’s Budget To Help Pay For I.C.E. Immigration Centers.” GUTHRIE: “We learned overnight that with hurricane season approaching, the trump administration took nearly $10 million out of FEMA’s budget to help pay for I.C.E. Immigration centers. Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, shared those budget documents on MSNBC Tuesday night. Money was also taken from the TSA and the coast guard for immigration enforcement.” [Today, NBC, 9/12/18; VIDEO]
Cecilia Vega: “He Says This Money Was Diverted From FEMA To ICE To Be Used Towards This Zero Tolerance Policy Separating Migrant Children From Their Parents.” GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: “Another democratic senator, Jeff Merkley is releasing documents showing that $10 million was recently transferred from FEMA, to immigration control?” CECILIA VEGA: “Yeah, the documents appear to show this, George. This was Merkley revealing these documents on a cable TV show overnight. He says this money was diverted from FEMA to ICE to be used towards this zero tolerance policy separating migrant children from their parents. The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back strongly on this one, calling this a political stunt. They say ‘under no circumstance was disaster relief funding used for immigration enforcement.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 9/12/18; VIDEO]