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.
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.
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 threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement
In a new memo, a Justice Department official seeks to realign the department's positions on immigration with President Trump's executive actions — and threatens local officials who don't cooperate.
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 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's DOJ to investigate sanctuary city officials who resist immigration crackdown
Fla., discusses President Donald Trump's swift action on illegal immigration and the DOJ directive to investigate state and local officials who obstruct law 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.
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 grants deportation powers to DEA, ATF, and other law enforcement agencies
Donald Trump is leaning on agencies besides Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help execute his promise of carrying out mass deportations.
Trump Eyes Military Prisons to Expand Immigration Detention
An estimated 11.7 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, and ICE currently has the budget to detain only about ...
Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents
Schools try to calm parents’ fears and keep their kids in school after Trump eases the way for immigration enforcement at schools.
ICE officers blitz US, arresting 460 immigrants under Trump’s mass deportation operation: Report
Federal law enforcement officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have begun carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation, making arrests this week in Boston and other ...
ICE planning to ramp up arrests in major U.S. cities after Trump takes office, sources say
The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one ...
U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to southern border amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has ordered 1,500 U.S. military troops to the southern border as part of a crackdown on undocumented ...
Trump scraps guidance limiting immigration arrests near sensitive locations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced that it had rolled back Biden-era guidance that limited ...
Laken Riley Act: Lightning-rod immigration bill set to go to Trump's desk after House passage
The Laken Riley Act will now go to Trump's desk and symbolically will become the first measure he signs into law of his ...
Trump’s three-day immigration blitz severely tightens border, sets stage for rapid deportations
The Trump administration has moved with lightning speed to roll out the president’s immigration agenda, effectively closing ...