DOJ orders probe into local efforts, including in NYC, to block immigration enforcement
The DOJ is targeting officials blocking Trump’s deportation plans as refugee travel gets canceled. What this could mean for NYC.
AG Brown: State, local police can't be used for federal immigration enforcement
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, along with attorneys general of 12 other states, issued a joint statement Friday regarding the involvement of state and local officers’ in federal immigration enforcement. Brown said the statement addresses a memo from a Trump appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice.
DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.
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 immigration enforcement.
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.
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.
DOJ Orders Crackdown on Local Efforts to Block Immigration Enforcement
The DOJ instructed prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against officials obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local ...
Donald Trump's 'Revenge Tour' Raises Legal Questions: Attorneys
Legal experts react to a DOJ memo ordering federal prosecutors to investigate officials who hinder Trump's mass deportation ...
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Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration actions
President Donald Trump's administration has directed federal prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials ...