Trump DOJ awards Jackson grant with immigration enforcement strings
The Model Cities program has proved controversial in other Democratic-led cities, but a Jackson council member says the department needs the funds too much to turn them down
The Trump administration has awarded the city of Jackson, Mississippi, a Department of Justice grant under its new Model Cities Initiative, a program that requires cities to cooperate with certain Trump administration priorities, including immigration enforcement and a ban on sleeping in public. The Jackson Police Department applied for up to $125 million over three years, and the city council must now vote on whether to accept the funds.