Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
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.
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 source said.
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 41,000.
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 federal immigration arrests near sensitive locations, including schools, hospitals and churches.
Nearly 90% Hispanic Eastern WA city assures residents ‘no immigration raids’ occurring
About 87% of the Central Washington community of Sunnyside identifies as either Hispanic or Latino, according to 2024 U.S. Census estimates. It’s situated in the middle Yakima Valley, an agriculture mecca that produces a bulk of the region’s hops, asparagus and fresh fruit exports.
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 migrants.
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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 executive actions — and threatens local officials who don't cooperate.
DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows threats of ‘prison’ by Miller’s group
America First Legal — founded by top Trump adviser Stephen Miller — sent letters to local officials across the country in December, warning of prison sentences if they don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement.
Stockton police, San Joaquin County sheriff won't enforce federal immigration laws
Law enforcement agencies in Stockton and San Joaquin County said they would follow California law and would not help ICE with raids in the area.
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 major U.