US DOJ Threatens to Prosecute Local Officials Who Don't Aid Immigration Enforcement
California successfully defended its so-called sanctuary state laws during the first Trump administration. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state is prepared to do so again.
Sacramento police vow not to engage in immigration enforcement despite Trump DOJ threats
The Sacramento Police Department vowed not to engage in any immigration enforcement in accordance with California law two days after the Trump Administration threatened to prosecute local officials who don’t cooperate with federal immigration agents.
Democratic AGs push back against DOJ's immigration enforcement directive
Democratic attorneys general are vowing to sue the Trump administration if the Department of Justice follows through on a recent directive requiring some local law enforcement to participate in federal immigration crackdowns.
California AG: DOJ prosecution threats over immigration enforcement a ‘scare tactic’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the Trump administration was employing a “scare tactic” following a recent memo from the Department of Justice that outlined pathways to prosecution for state officials who refuse to comply with federal immigration officers.
11 Dem state AGs criticize 'vague' threats over prosecution for noncompliance with immigration enforcement
States attorneys general from 11 states have criticized a Justice Department memo warning of possible prosecutions for noncompliance of immigration enforcement.
DOJ Orders Crackdown on Local Efforts to Block Immigration Enforcement
The DOJ instructed prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against officials obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
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Attorney General Bonta: The President Cannot Bully California into Carrying Out His Mass Deportation Agenda for Him
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the followed statement on a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S.
Attorneys General oppose federal immigration enforcement memo
NY AG James, alongside Cal AG Bonta, spearheaded a coalition of 11 state AGs in releasing joint statement opposing local law enforcement on immigration.
‘Scare tactic’: Bonta slams Trump move targeting local officials over immigration
The Department of Justice is planning to investigate and possibly prosecute state and local officials who hinder Trump ...
As states diverge on immigration, hospitals say they won’t turn patients away
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and ...
11 state attorneys general, including California’s, dismiss Trump official’s call for local help with immigration crackdown
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and attorneys general from 10 other Democratic-led states on Thursday said the Trump administration could not “commandeer” state and local law enforcement for its ...
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Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at Schools
A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather.
California AG Rob Bonta vows to defend birthright citizenship after President Trump's executive order
Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would defend birthright citizenship following an executive order by President Donald Trump ...
Trump plans to combat immigration with troops and a state of emergency
President Trump plans to sign executive orders that will fundamentally change how the nation handles immigration, beefing up ...