Trump Administration Threatens Police and Rape-Kit Grants to Immigrant Refuge Cities
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Updated · Independent Record · Jul 20
Trump Administration Threatens Police and Rape-Kit Grants to Immigrant Refuge Cities
3 articles · Updated · Independent Record · Jul 20
Summary
Fresno said the Trump administration is threatening to withhold Justice Department grant money the city uses for police work and rape-kit prosecutions after labeling it a refuge for immigrants.
Andrew Janz, Fresno's city attorney, said the threatened funds help prosecute rapists, making the immigration-linked penalty a direct hit to local public-safety programs.
The move broadens the administration's pressure campaign on sanctuary-style jurisdictions by tying federal criminal-justice funding to immigration enforcement.
It came as Trump also reversed a brief pause on most immigration-related traffic stops, underscoring a renewed push for aggressive enforcement after two deadly shootings.