The Department of Homeland Security has authorized law enforcement agents from across the federal government to partake in "investigating, determining the location of, and apprehending" undocumented migrants,
Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city as federal agencies touted arrests around the country.
Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up 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.
The Trump administration is empowering law enforcement agents across the Department of Justice (DOJ) with immigration enforcement authorities. A new
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Thursday deputized agents and officers at the Justice Department to help in making immigration arrests, creating a force multiplier as President Trump seeks to carry out his promise of mass deportations.
The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that it had partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on unidentified operations Sunday.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, appointed by President Donald Trump, will oversee the efforts of the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshall Service, and federal prosecutors.
Top Trump officials visit Chicago to witness immigration enforcement, with over 900 arrests nationwide and multi-agency involvement.
The agencies listed in the memo are the Drug Enforcement Administration ... a directive barring arrests in "sensitive" areas. DHS announced Tuesday it would roll back the policy to "thwart ...
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a range of federal agencies conducted "enhanced targeted operations" in Chicago on Sunday "to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety.
But the sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump's willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised mass deportations.