Deep Dive (May 19): Biden Moves $2 Billion Virus Funds to the Southern Border

The cost of the southern border is going up. President Joe Biden moved $2 billion in virus funds to deal with the border crisis amid the surge in illegal immigrant crossings, especially in unaccompanied migrant children. Politico reported the funds far exceed the amount usually allocated for the unaccompanied migrant children program.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the border crisis a “national security crisis” after he was briefed on the suspected terrorists caught at the U.S.–Mexico border last month. McCarthy requested the classified briefing last month after two Yemeni men caught at the border were identified on a terror watch list.