I have called on the Administration to immediately withdraw the Model Cities Initiative (MCI) grant application submitted without City Council approval or public knowledge. For weeks, the community and I have asked for clear answers about what accepting this grant could require of the City and HPD, particularly when it comes to supporting federal immigration enforcement operations, providing access to DHS agents, and honoring DHS requests. This is not simply a $150 million federal grant with no conditions attached. The Department of Justice’s own MCI grant materials raise serious concerns about whether the City could refuse requests to assist in ICE operations without jeopardizing that funding. The Administration repeatedly represented to Council and the public that it was awaiting answers from DOJ before moving forward, yet public reporting now indicates that the grant application had already been submitted without Council approval. I have had a productive conversation with the Administration, and am hopeful they will remedy this oversight, as well as provide a full and transparent explanation of how it was submitted without Council approval. The Administration must also ensure that future high value grant applications comply with the City’s own rules requiring Council approval under Administrative Policy 4-1.