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.
Trump's Justice Department is looking to crack down on local authorities that won't play ball on immigration
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said that local laws that don't match Trump's immigration plans threaten national security.
Trump administration will investigate state and local officials who hinder immigration crackdown
The Justice Department will investigate state and local officials who stand in the way of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown: memo.
Trump DOJ cracks down on immigration enforcement in new memo: 'Vitally important work'
The Trump administration's Department of Justice issued a memo Tuesday announcing a crackdown on the enforcement of federal immigration rules.
Trump Justice Dept takes aim at local, state officials over immigration enforcement
The US Justice Department has threatened local and state authorities with prosecution if they fail to cooperate with President Donald Trump's immigration policies, which include a pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
Top Trump DOJ official lays groundwork for immigration crackdown
A top US Justice Department official installed by Donald Trump warned prosecutors that they must comply with the president’s hard-line immigration agenda and laid the groundwork for a clash with state and city officials who don’t cooperate with the administration’s crackdown.
DOJ threatens local officials on migrant crackdown
The Justice Department directed federal prosecutors Wednesday to investigate and potentially file criminal charges against state and local officials deemed to be "resisting, obstructing and otherwise failing to comply" with the Trump administration's ramped-up migrant deportation efforts.
DOJ orders probe into local efforts, including in NYC, to block immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials obstructing Trump's deportation plans, including those in New York, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Trump DOJ gears up for immigration enforcement
The acting deputy AG directed the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces to help with Trump's "immigration-related initiatives,” according to a memo.
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.
DOJ to investigate state or local officials who obstruct immigration enforcement: memo
A new DOJ memo signals that federal prosecutors should launch investigations into state and local officials who obstruct ...
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States push back against DOJ memo warning officials to work with ICE
The DOJ memo, issued shortly after Trump signed a slew of executive orders related to immigration, also mentioned a “Sanctuary Cities enforcement working group” operating under the Department of ...