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Trump, Justice Department and immigration

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges against any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.

CBS News on MSN · 9h

Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

Reuters · 6h

Trump administration reassigns close to 20 Justice Department officials, sources say

Donald Trump's administration has reassigned about 20 senior career Justice Department attorneys, two sources familiar with the moves told Reuters, as the new president moves swiftly to shake up an arm of government that has long drawn his ire.

Justice Department, Civil Rights

The New York Times · 3h

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work

It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division

The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the civil rights division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

Reuters · 2h

US Justice Dept freezes its civil rights litigation

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday.

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Trump scraps ‘Bidenbucks’ voter turnout order. The GOP still wants documents

President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order that Republicans argued set aside federal funding to register ...

Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system

A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s ...

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Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it

Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned ...

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GOP mega-donor’s Louisiana company pays $1 million settlement for undocumented workers

The family-owned company of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair in Louisiana has agreed to pay $1.025 million to ...

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State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'

The U.S. State Department reportedly adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

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Trump pardons two officers involved in 2020 death of Black man and cover-up

In continuing a stream of controversial pardons, President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued clemency to two former police ...

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Live updates: Trump says he 'might have to' cut off funding for sanctuary cities amid immigration crackdown

Latest news and updates on the third day of Donald Trump's presidency after his election victory. Follow live.

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North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid

The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots ...

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