Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown

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The intense pressure sheriffs are feeling on Trump's immigration crackdown

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President Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants is continuing with ICE carrying out more raids in major cities across the country. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo ...
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Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have arrested nearly 1,000 people daily as part of President Trump's immigration crackdown. The daily arrest numbers are more than doubling ...
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Undocumented migrants in New York arrested in Trump crackdown on illegal immigration

Dozens of people were arrested in New York City in one of the latest examples of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ICE agents have been told to increase arrests to 1,200 ...
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez reacts to Trump's crackdown on legal immigration

President Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown is also targeting legal ways to enter the U.S. Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico joins "America Decides" with his reaction.
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Democrats demand answers on Trump DOJ firings, reassignments

House Democratic leaders are asking Justice Department officials to explain an “onslaught” of firings and reassignments of prosecutors during President Trump’s first week in office. The letter from ...
The Hill - Jan. 28
Trump immigration crackdown takes shape

A flight carrying migrants deported from the U.S. arrived in Guatemala on Monday amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Thousands of U.S. troops have arrived at the ...
CBS News - Jan. 28
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say

The firing of career Justice Department lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump was designed to intimidate DOJ workers and deter investigations of Trump's second term, former officials say.
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Trump's immigration crackdown also targets legal ways to enter the U.S.

The Trump administration is also issuing bans and restrictions on legal immigration, including refugees displaced by violence.
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What are the costs of Trump's immigration crackdown?

President Trump's administration is carrying out nationwide immigration raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration ...
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Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president

The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...
NBC News - Jan. 27
Trump administration’s immigration crackdown a ‘painstaking process’

NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez reports on the immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley explains the deportation ...
NBC News - Jan. 27
Krugman: Trump immigration crackdown ‘set to hobble food production and home construction’

Economist Paul Krugman said he believes President Trump’s immigration crackdown will “hobble” the country’s food production and home construction. In a post on his Substack, Krugman said he’s spent ...
The Hill - Jan. 27
Trump immigration crackdown expands as ICE begins Chicago operation

President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration expanded over the weekend, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement starting a new operation in Chicago. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez has the details, ...
NBC News - Jan. 27
Top DOJ official, Trump border czar in Chicago overseeing immigration enforcement 'efforts'

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our ...
The Hill - Jan. 26
Trump’s immigration crackdown begins first week back in office

Trump carried out deportations during his first week in office while promising raids in major cities like Chicago. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for Sunday TODAY.
NBC News - Jan. 26
The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda.
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As Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Looms, Restaurants’ Undocumented Workers Fear the Worst

In Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington and other cities, chefs and owners are worried for their workers and their businesses.
The New York Times - Jan. 25
Trump administration's immigration crackdown escalates

As the Trump administration ramped up its immigration crackdown, officials said 538 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Thursday. And two U.S. military planes flew deported migrants to ...
NBC News - Jan. 24
Trump immigration crackdown begins: ‘I’ve never been scared like this before’

The new administration has said so-called sanctuary cities will be the first targets of its mass-deportation program. Chicago’s Lower West Side felt uneasily quiet this week.. Christina Alejandra, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 24
Catholic bishop weighs in on Trump's immigration crackdown

A growing number of Catholic Church leaders are criticizing President Trump's immigration crackdown. Bishop Mark J. Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on ...
CBS News - Jan. 23
Which industries are most vulnerable to Trump's immigration crackdown?

Mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. could hurt a range of U.S. industries, experts warn.
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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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The New York Times - Jan. 22
Former top DOJ immigration official says she was removed with no explanation

A former top DOJ immigration official who was removed from her position by new leadership tells ABC News that she did not receive any explanation for her removal.
ABC News - Jan. 22
DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump's immigration agenda

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.
CBS News - Jan. 22
DOJ to investigate local officials who won’t enforce Trump immigration policies: Report

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is directing federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who won’t enforce the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a memo ...
The Hill - Jan. 22
DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown

Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...
The Guardian - Jan. 22
Trump revives ‘remain in Mexico’ policy as part of anti-immigration crackdown

Critics say program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while cases are processed exposes migrants to harm. The Trump administration has announced the reinstatement of the “remain in ...
The Guardian - Jan. 21
Trump Starts Immigration Crackdown, Enlisting the Military and Testing the Law

The president’s Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.
The New York Times - Jan. 21
Trump declares national border emergency in immigration crackdown

President begins issuing flood of immigration-related executive orders after being sworn into office. Donald Trump returns to office – live updates Donald Trump on Monday began issuing a ...
The Guardian - Jan. 21
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source

Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.
ABC News - Jan. 20
Cities brace for immigration crackdown under Trump

With much of President Donald Trump's Day 1 agenda focused on cracking down on immigration, CBS News wanted to learn how his policies are impacting America's cities. Lilia Luciano reports from ...
CBS News - Jan. 20
Chicago braces for immigration crackdown and deportations under Trump

CHICAGO — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar vows that the biggest city in the Midwest will be “ground zero” for mass deportations, and officials across the political spectrum in ...
NBC News - Jan. 20
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
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