https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/11/white-house-proposed-releasing-immigrant-detainees-in-sanctuary-cities/

By Rachael Bade and Nick Miroff | The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, according to Department of Homeland Security officials and email messages reviewed by The Washington Post.