Pima County officials react to prosecution threats over immigration enforcement
Aren’t they supposed to be really looking after real criminals?” Nanos said Wednesday, reacting to news that the U.S. Department of Justice plans to investigate potential criminal charges against any state or local officials who stand in the way of the Trump administration’s enforcement of immigration laws.
Pierce County leaders respond to warning not to interfere with immigration enforcement
A U.S. Justice Department memo this week made clear that federal prosecutors should investigate and potentially prosecute local and state officials who interfere with immigration enforcement, a key element of President Donald Trump’s new administration.
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 threatens to prosecute officials who don’t cooperate on deportations; CT says ‘states’ rights’
Connecticut officials raised skepticism Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s plans calling for potential prosecution of state and local officials who interfere with the administration’s deportation policies.
DOJ threatens action against Chicago officials who interfere with immigration orders
A memo issued by the Justice Department calls for local officials who interfere with President Trump's sweeping immigration orders to be investigated.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local ...
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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 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 ...