The Trump administration has directed federal prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials who attempt to resist its immigration enforcement efforts. A memo from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove states that federal law prohibits state and local actors from resisting, obstructing, or failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests. The memo signals a hardline stance on immigration policies and raises the prospect of criminal charges for those who may interfere.
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“Federal law prohibits state and local actors from resisting, obstructing or otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests,” reads the memo, authored by Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, a Trump appointee. It said that state and local officials who resist or obstruct immigration enforcement could be charged under federal laws barring defrauding the United States or harboring immigrants who are in the United States unlawfully.
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