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.
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 warns city, state officials not to resist immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump's administration has directed U.S. prosecutors to criminally probe state and local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took office.
Safe and supported: Local law enforcement leaders say they will not act as immigration officials
Local law enforcement agencies have assured immigrants living in the region — documented or undocumented — that they will not be turned over to federal authorities in the wake of President Donald Trump's election.
U.S. DOJ warns state, local officials they say are interfering with immigration crackdown
CBS News Chicago Legal Analyst Irv Miller explains what the warning from the DOJ means, and what the consequences could be.
Oregon, Washington education leaders enact safeguards amid directive for ICE arrests
Washington officials are releasing new information to safeguard migrant students in K-12 schools.It comes days after a new directive from President Donald Trump ...
A guide to immigrant rights and resources in WA state, for migrants, employers and allies
Mass deportations would impact Washington on a large scale, impacting communities and destabilizing multiple important economic sectors.
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 ...
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.
US agents raid New Jersey business, detaining migrants and citizens, mayor says
U.S. immigration agents raided a business establishment in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday and detained undocumented residents as well as citizens, including a U.S. military veteran, the city's mayor ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...