Following an announcement made by FBI Anchorage on Monday regarding its support of the Department of Homeland Security with immigration enforcement efforts throughout the state, Alaska’s News Source has obtained a memorandum from the Department of Justice that outlines the terms of that support.
on Monday regarding its support of the Department of Homeland Security with immigration enforcement efforts throughout the state, Alaska’s News Source has obtained a memorandum from the Department of Justice that outlines the terms of that support.states that the changes were in response to Executive Orders recently made by President Trump and what was categorized as the “three most serious threats” facing Americans: cartels, the violent crimes cartels commit, and the fentanyl crisis.
“All such information and data shall be disclosed to DHS, for the sole purpose of facilitating appropriate removals, enforcement actions, and immigration-related investigations and prosecutions, unless the agency possessing the information and data determines that a particular disclosure would compromise a significant law enforcement investigation and the U.S.
The Laken Riley Act takes its name after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who had previously been arrested and paroled into the U.S. under the Biden administration.
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