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What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do?
The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.
Sweeping Changes For The Bureau Of Prisons Under The Trump Administration
In 2017 in the initial days of Donald Trump’s first term, he instituted a government hiring freeze while exempting "essential areas" from the freeze.
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Bureau of Prisons director Colette Peters out as President Trump takes office
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The head of the Bureau of Prisons is out of a job. Forbes reported that Colette Peters resigned on Monday, coinciding with President Donald Trump's first day in office. No reason was given.
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 deputizes thousands of federal agents to arrest immigrants
The Trump administration authorized U.S. Marshals, DEA and Bureau of Prisons officers to conduct immigration enforcement.
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Trump Issues First-Day Executive Orders to Bring Back Federal Death Penalty
The Executive Orders are said by Trump critics as a rebuke to the Biden Administration’s decision to commute the 37 of 40 prisoners on death row, and the Attorney General Merrick Garland’s calling for a review of execution protocols.
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.
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 officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.
Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program
The move was part of a domino effect initiated by President Trump’s enactment of a 90-day federal hiring freeze.
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Federal prosecutors will investigate local officials over immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.
What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.
In opening pitch to Congress, Pam Bondi vows "one tier of justice for all"
In remarks to Congress, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department said that "partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end" under her watch.