New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
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New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The new leadership of the Justice Department moved swiftly on multiple fronts Wednesday to assert control over the F.B.I. and marshal the power of federal law enforcement to investigate those who had investigated President Trump. Pam Bondi, who was sworn in as attorney…

U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant
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U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The acting U.S. deputy attorney general called on Thursday for an investigation of an upstate New York sheriff who had released an undocumented immigrant from custody — in an apparent escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary cities. Emil Bove III, who…

Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago
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Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Justice Department announced Sunday it had begun a multiagency immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, as the Trump administration sought to show it is quickly fulfilling a campaign promise to ramp up arrests and deportations. Officials said a host of law enforcement agencies…

Trump Asks Appeals Court to Freeze His New York Criminal Sentencing
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Trump Asks Appeals Court to Freeze His New York Criminal Sentencing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday intensified a last-minute effort to avoid his criminal sentencing in New York, urging an appeals court to intervene and halt the proceeding. In a filing with the First Department of the state’s Appellate Division, Mr. Trump’s lawyers…