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In the wake of some of the most aggressive and violent immigration enforcement our country has seen in decades, the U.S. Department of Justice is expanding that agenda into our communities through the 鈥淢odel City Initiative.鈥� This $300 million fund targets cities with more than 100,000 residents, offering millions of dollars to local law enforcement agencies under the banner of 鈥淢aking America Safe Again.鈥� Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this will 鈥渟upercharge our law enforcement partners and restore the rule of law to America鈥檚 neighborhoods, towns, and cities.鈥� He promised federal support to those who help carry out the administration鈥檚 agenda.

The reality is that the Model City Initiative is not a public safety grant. It is a federal strategy to bribe local governments into programs steeped in fear and surveillance, while undermining the trust and work that actually keeps communities safe.

We have seen what 鈥淢ake America Safe Again鈥� looks like in practice. It is rooted in the scapegoating, harassment, detention and killing of our neighbors by federal agents. Earlier this month, federal agents have shot and killed two fathers in operations that have had no accountability or oversight 鈥� much like the other killings the Department of Homeland Security has perpetrated this year alone. Now, the DOJ, which is quickly becoming the president鈥檚 personal enforcement army, would love to expand its unconstitutional tactics to cities like Las Cruces. The DOJ has increasingly been used to target protesters, journalists, voting officials, voting rights advocates and even attempted to create a presidential-pardon slush fund.

It鈥檚 not difficult to understand the real intent of this initiative. The application clearly states that police departments that are awarded these funds must support all enforcement operations 鈥� including immigration enforcement 鈥� while harassing unhoused community members and people experiencing substance abuse. It also encourages law enforcement to detain people living with mental health disorders.

The grant is an overreach, even encouraging the enforcement of youth activities. As Las Cruces community members grow our efforts to support and empower youth in the wake of violence, this grant would prioritize enforcement, policing and control over collaborative youth leadership and action. The evidence is clear: Flooding communities with surveillance technology and weapons of war will disproportionately harm immigrants and Black folks, as past waves of funding led to unjust arrests and incarceration that we still experience today.

Fortunately, New Mexico has already chosen a different path. In October, Las Cruces passed an updated Welcoming City Ordinance that includes explicit prohibitions on taking money from federal agencies to support immigration enforcement and sets up clear mechanisms for law enforcement to build trust with residents. On July 1, New Mexico鈥檚 Immigrant Safety Act took effect, prohibiting public bodies from 鈥渄eputizing officers, employees or agents of the public body to perform a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, detention or transportation of noncitizens in the 近距离内射合集 States or the removal of noncitizens from the 近距离内射合集 States.鈥� We have established guardrails to protect New Mexicans from these kinds of tactics, and we will not sell out our neighbors for temporary dollars tied to political conditions.

Our message should be just as clear: Public officials who advocate bringing the Model City Initiative here are not only violating city policy, but more seriously, they are betraying our immigrant community and the very values of our welcoming community. Real public safety is built through trust, opportunities, accountability and community.

Johana Bencomo and Becky Corran are second-term city councilors in Las Cruces.