Millions of HIV and Cancer Funds Diverted to Detain Immigrant Children
Up to $266 million to be moved from a number of health programs. Here’s how you can help stop it.
September 20, 2018 • By Trenton Straube
In order to cover the costs of housing thousands of undocumented immigrant children, the Trump Administration plans to reallocate as much as $266 million from numerous programs, including those for cancer research and HIV prevention and treatment, Yahoo News reports.
The plan was detailed in a letter from Alex Azar, who heads the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, about $16.7 million will come from Head Start, which provides child development aid to low-income families; $13.3 million from the National Cancer Institute; and $5.7 million from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. About $80 million will be diverted from other refugee programs.
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