▁the ▁increased ▁app reh ensions ▁of ▁un ac comp an ied ▁children ▁and ▁min ors ▁along ▁the ▁south western ▁border , ▁fight ▁wild f ires , ▁and ▁support ▁Israel ' s ▁Iron ▁D ome ▁anti - miss ile ▁defense ▁system . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁provide ▁$ 2 . 7 ▁billion ▁in ▁supp lement al ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁The ▁House ▁bill ▁" M aking ▁supp lement al ▁appropri ations ▁for ▁the ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ending ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁( H . R . ▁ 5 2 3 0 ; ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁Congress )" ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁same ▁issues ▁as ▁this ▁one . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁children ' s ▁imm igration ▁crisis ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁sur ge ▁in ▁un ac comp an ied ▁children ▁from ▁Central ▁America ▁seeking ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁sur ge ▁has ▁increased ▁rapidly , ▁dou bling ▁in ▁volume ▁each ▁year , ▁reaching ▁crisis ▁proport ions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁when ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁from ▁H ond uras , ▁Gu atem ala , ▁and ▁El ▁Salvador ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁had ▁no ▁parent / legal ▁guard ian ▁available ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁or ▁physical ▁cust ody ▁and ▁quickly ▁over wh el med ▁local ▁border ▁pat rol s . ▁ ▁The ▁prov isions ▁of