Trump's family separation crisis has reportedly cost tens of millions of dollars and taken funds away from health programs

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The Trump administration's family separations have cost tens of millions so far, Politico reported on Wednesday.

The Health and Human Services department has spent at least 40 million to house and reunite the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border.

HHS is also diverting more than 200 million from other health and refugee programs.

Beyond that, a federal judge on Friday ordered the government to pay all costs involved with reuniting the families, including their flights and DNA swabs.

The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, which forced the separation of thousands of immigrant families, has cost millions and forced the Health and Human Services department to divert more than 200 million from other programs, Politico reported on Wednesday.

Housing the more than 2,500 children reportedly costs roughly 1.5 million per day, and HHS has spent at least 40 million over the last two months to house and reunite the children with their families.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'See Also:A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to pay immigrant families' reunification costs and a government lawyer called it 'a huge ask'ICE left an immigrant mother and her 6-month-old infant stranded at a bus stop after reuniting them, lawyers allegeUS is now denying asylum claims from domestic and gang violence survivors

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