5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's Budget

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, March 16, 2017

4. Grows the Budget for Law Enforcement, Immigration Regulation

A U.S. flag is seen next to a section of the wall separating Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico | Reuters/Jorge Duenes

Although the Justice Department gets a decrease of $1.1 billion (or 3.8 percent) in funding compared to fiscal year 2017, certain programs under its dominion receive spending increases.

Funding will be allocated to provide for 75 more immigration justice teams, 60 more border enforcement prosecutors, 40 more deputy U.S. Marshals, and 40 more attorneys to deal with other immigration matters.

There will be $171 million more funding compared to fiscal year 2017 for "additional short-term detention space to hold Federal detainees, including criminal aliens, parole violators, and other offenders awaiting trial or sentencing."

The document also vowed to take action against "so-called sanctuary jurisdictions" and seek to "mitigate the risk their actions pose to public safety."