Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By: Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay people who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department — a proposal that halted work on legislation to fund immigration and deportation activities.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday before a House committee the DOJ will no longer move forward with those plans shortly after Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, …

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