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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 ...
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 ...
Trump pardons two officers involved in 2020 death of Black man and cover-up
In continuing a stream of controversial pardons, President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued clemency to two former police ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Federal prosecutors will investigate local officials over immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws ...