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The Department of Justice, under the Acting Deputy Attorney General, issued a memo today to all 93 U.S. Attorney's Offices. This memo outlines new immigration enforcement directives and provides charging and sentencing guidelines for state and local officials who attempt to obstruct ICE and CBP during immigration enforcement operations. Key points include:
This Administration is deploying a LOT of "you fvcked around and now you are finding out" strategy and it is AWESOME.
https://static.politico.com/66/35/5...acting-deputy-attorney-general-01-21-2025.pdf
https://www.reuters.com/world/ameri...ls-who-resist-immigration-actions-2025-01-22/
The Department of Justice, under the Acting Deputy Attorney General, issued a memo today to all 93 U.S. Attorney's Offices. This memo outlines new immigration enforcement directives and provides charging and sentencing guidelines for state and local officials who attempt to obstruct ICE and CBP during immigration enforcement operations. Key points include:
- Enhanced Immigration Enforcement: The DOJ is reallocating resources to bolster immigration law enforcement, including redirecting FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Forces to support these initiatives.
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- Prosecution of Non-Compliant State and Local Officials: State and local officials who resist or obstruct federal immigration enforcement may face prosecution. U.S. Attorneys are instructed to investigate such incidents for potential legal action.
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- Mandatory Reporting: U.S. Attorneys must report to DOJ headquarters any cases where prosecution of non-compliant officials is declined.
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- Revised Charging Policies: Prosecutors are directed to charge defendants with the most serious, readily provable offenses, reinstating a policy from 2017.
Politico
This Administration is deploying a LOT of "you fvcked around and now you are finding out" strategy and it is AWESOME.
https://static.politico.com/66/35/5...acting-deputy-attorney-general-01-21-2025.pdf
https://www.reuters.com/world/ameri...ls-who-resist-immigration-actions-2025-01-22/