Trump ‘considering withholding funds’ for police who refuse to carry out his mass deportation plans

Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police grants from local agencies that refuse to implement his mass deportation plan, a report says.

former president said that if elected he would implement a radical plan to eliminate migrants and immigrants who came to the United States, especially across the U.S.-Mexico border.

To make the plan work, members of Trump’s team floated the idea of ​​holding the funds hostage to incentivize local police to participate, three people close to his campaign. told NBC News.

Trump did not disclose this as part of his mass deportation plan and Independent has reached out to the campaign for comment.

If implemented, this could be an attempt to circumvent any potential legal issues. During his first administration, Trump’s harsh policies immigration policies such as Muslim ban, end of DACA and him separation of families at the border they all met resistance in the courts.

One of those issues that was never formally resolved arose because states sued the Trump administration for cutting off federal funding through the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program.

Byrne JAG is the leading source of federal funding for states to assist in a variety of programs. Trump cut off Byrne’s JAG funding to cities and states that rejected his hard-line immigration policies – so-called sanctuary cities.

But the lawsuit never came to fruition as President Joe Biden restored that federal funding when he took office in 2021.

A second Trump administration could use a similar scheme to implore cities and states to participate in a mass deportation program by withholding funding for Byrne’s JAG grant, which could raise a series of legal challenges that would likely reach the Supreme Court.

Three sources told NBC News they believe the measures will withstand legal challenges.