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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Orders Probes Into State, Local Immigration Resistors
The message to all DOJ employees from new Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove lays out a “newly established Sanctuary Cities Enforcement Working Group.”
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Federal memo directs prosecutors to probe efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department has directed prosecutors to investigate any state and local officials who may stand in the way of the ...
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 ...