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The Justice Department is linking public safety money to immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is offering grants to cities and police departments across the country, but recipients must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
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What happened
According to LAist’s source item, The Justice Department is linking public safety money to immigration enforcement, The Justice Department is offering grants to cities and police departments across the country, but recipients must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Context
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Primary source: The Justice Department is linking public safety money to immigration enforcement via LAist. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- The Justice Department is linking public safety money to immigration enforcementLAist - 2026-06-22T16:30:00+00:00
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