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What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do?
The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never ...
Sweeping Changes For The Bureau Of Prisons Under Trump Administration
In 2017 in the initial days of Donald Trump’s first term, he instituted a government hiring freeze while exempting "essential areas" from the freeze.
What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 ...
DHS allows US Marshals, DEA and ATF to carry out immigration enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the "functions" of an immigration officer.
Former professor at Virginia Tech sentenced for possession of child pornography
A former professor of communications at Virginia Tech was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of child ...
Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties ...
Federal Death Row Abolishes Lethal Injection. What Does It Mean for Trump’s Killing Spree?
Just days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, the Department of Justice has announced its decision to ...
El Paso man convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot released from federal prison
An El Paso man convicted in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot was released from prison after President Donald Trump's signed an executive order.
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local ...