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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 who attempt
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.
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 ...
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 ...