The Justice Department is implementing a strategy to bypass sanctuary city laws and intensify deportation efforts by charging illegal immigrants with federal crimes. This shift escalates immigration cases to the federal level, allowing ICE to operate in sanctuary jurisdictions. Since President Trump's inauguration, over 15,000 cases have been filed. U.S. attorneys have been directed to adopt creative approaches to enforce these new tactics, particularly targeting areas deemed significant public safety risks, with some strategies already seen in parts of New York.
The Justice Department found a workaround to bypass sanctuary city laws, charging illegal migrants with federal crimes to enforce deportation efforts.
The Department of Justice and ICE are aggressively filing cases against illegal migrants, with over 15,000 cases initiated since President Trump's inauguration.
The strategy escalates immigration cases from civil matters to federal crimes, allowing ICE access to local jails in sanctuary jurisdictions.
U.S. attorneys have been urged to push creative enforcement tactics against undocumented migrants in jurisdictions that pose significant public safety risks.
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