Justice Department is offering billions in new grants for police who partner with ICE

NPR | By Meg Anderson

Published July 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM EDT

The DOJ is offering state and local police $3 billion to cooperate with ICE on federal immigration enforcement, part of a broader effort to expand the administration's mass deportation campaign.

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