The Justice Department issued a memo directing federal prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who hinder immigration law enforcement efforts in line with the Trump administration's policies. The memo outlines a shift in priorities from the previous administration, emphasizing a crackdown on illegal immigration and crimes related to transnational gangs and drug trafficking. Prosecutors are instructed to take steps to remove illegal aliens and prosecute crimes committed by them, in accordance with federal laws aimed at ensuring compliance with immigration legislation.
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws.
Prosecutors shall "take all steps necessary to protect the public and secure the American border by removing illegal aliens from the country and prosecuting illegal aliens for crimes" committed in U.S. jurisdiction.
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