A new memo from the U.S. Department of Justice reveals President Donald Trump’s plans to challenge sanctuary city laws and prosecute state and local officials who resist federal immigration crackdowns, according to a copy of the document obtained by CNN .
Sanctuary cities are those in which municipal laws limit or deny cooperation with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws. In general, they guarantee more rights to immigrants, both documented and undocumented.
The memo also states that federal prosecutors who refuse to prosecute these immigration cases will be immediately reported to the Department of Justice for investigation and possible prosecution.
The three-page directive also shows how Trump’s team spent weeks trying to craft memos better able to withstand legal challenges.
“Federal law prohibits state and local actors from resisting, obstructing, and otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests,” the memo says. “The U.S. attorney’s offices and the litigating components of the Department of Justice must investigate incidents involving any misconduct for possible prosecution.”
The message also directs the department’s civil division to help identify state and local laws and policies that “threaten to impede” Trump’s immigration initiatives and to challenge those laws in court.
The memo calls the changes interim policy guidance while the department awaits confirmation of Pamela Bondi as attorney general.
This content was originally published in Immigration: Trump’s directive foresees charges against opposing prosecutors on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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