Of the $3.7 billion being requested, $1.8 billion (about 49%) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — for refugees, not just for the unaccompanied minors, but for entire family units, including adult men and women. This will help the overcrowded border patrol and transitional facilities.

The rest would be split between several departments to tackle the issue on both sides of the border, including $1.6 billion to the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to boost law enforcement at the Southwest border and pay for additional immigration judge teams, among other things, and $300 million to the State Department to tackle the root causes of this crisis.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) would be given $15 million for legal representation. An additional $1.1 million would be given to DOJ for immigration litigation attorneys. $109 million is being requested to facilitate anti-smuggling investigative efforts.