Justice Department, civil rights division
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
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 under the Trump administration
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. A Justice Department spokesperson didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. At least 15 senior-level officials at the Justice Department had been reassigned by Tuesday,
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.
An award-winning government employee has been named as the new director of the Office of Tribal Justice at the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid the transition in federal government. During her time at DOJ,
The Delaware Department of Justice is joining 17 states in suing the Trump administration for its order ending birthright citizenship.
President Trump, starting his second term, began a slew of executive actions by rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, executive actions, and presidential memoranda.
The U.S. Justice Department reportedly moved several senior officials to other divisions ahead of the Senate's anticipated confirmation of President Trump's attorney general pick.
Donald Trump's administration has reassigned about 20 senior career Justice Department attorneys, two sources familiar with the moves told Reuters, as the new president moves swiftly to shake up an arm of government that has long drawn his ire.
The Trump administration plans to prosecute state and local officials who resist federal immigration laws, according to a leaked Justice Department memo.