The US Department of Justice threatens to prosecute officials who obstruct deportations
Democratic mayors respond that they will go to prison if necessary. The Pentagon will deploy 1,500 soldiers to secure the border with Mexico. In the coming days, following the declaration of a national emergency and the executive orders of Donald Trump,
Justice Department career officials reshuffled to advance Donald Trump's immigration agenda
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. A Justice Department spokesperson didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. At least 15 senior-level officials at the Justice Department had been reassigned by Tuesday,
Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.
Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.
Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
The directives to Justice Department employees could face fierce blowback from legal advocacy groups and officials in cities and states led by Democrats.
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
A memo from the acting deputy attorney general instructs officials to identify state and local laws and policies that “threaten to impede” the Trump administration's immigration efforts.
DOJ Orders Crackdown on Local Efforts to Block Immigration Enforcement
The DOJ instructed prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against officials obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws
Trump administration directs Justice Department to step up immigration enforcement
The Trump administration is directing the Justice Department to dramatically boost its efforts on immigration enforcement, making it an agency top priority.
Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned ...
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...
Trump seeks to reshape US government with sweeping executive actions
Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health ...
US Justice Department freezes its civil rights litigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the ...
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Birthright citizenship of Native Americans questioned by Trump administration
Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. — such as if they live on sovereign tribal land ...
Judge to consider challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
President Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom ...
Bureau of Prisons director out as Trump's Justice Department reforms take shape
The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has left her position amid President Donald Trump's efforts to implement ...
Trump Steps up Immigration Crackdown, Warns City, State Officials Against Interference
President Donald Trump's administration has directed U.S. prosecutors to criminally probe local officials who resist ...