The Trump administration's Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a crackdown on immigration enforcement, rescinding previous sentencing policies and relying on a 2017 memo. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove cited cartels, violent crime, and the opioid epidemic as threats the DOJ aims to address. The DOJ will also enforce Trump's 'Protecting The American People Against Invasion' order, aiming to secure the border.
The Trump administration's Department of Justice ( DOJ ) issued a memo Tuesday announcing a crackdown on the enforcement of federal immigration rules. Written by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, the document warns of changes after President Donald Trump signed several executive order s Monday. Bove laid out three 'serious threats facing the American people' that the agency plans to address.
'First, cartels and other transnational criminal organizations, such as Tren de Aragua and La Mara Salvatrucha, are a scourge on society resulting in an unstable and unsafe border and huge flows of illegal immigration in violation of U.S. law,' Bove wrote. 'Second, brutal and intolerable violent crime by members of these organizations and illegal aliens is escalating rapidly across the country,' Bove added. 'Third, the fentanyl crisis and opioid epidemic are poisoning our communities and have inflicted an unprecedented toll of addiction, suffering and death.' The DOJ also said it would rescind all previous policies relating to charging and sentencing and instead rely on a May 2017 memo created under the first Trump administration. State attorneys general will be charged with making sure this policy is followed barring 'significant extenuating circumstances.' Trump’s executive order 'Protecting The American People Against Invasion' will also guide the department’s 'faithful execution of immigration laws,' Bove wrote. Under this order, the DOJ will take 'all steps necessary to protect the public and secure the American border.' Border czar Tom Homan said during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Trump’s policies, such as one ending birthright citizenship for illegal migrants, will lead to a safe and efficient immigration system. 'Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want,' he warned. 'More agents in the neighborhood and more collateral arrests.' 'This is going to give us the most secure border of my lifetime,' he added. 'Birthright citizenship is a major driver of illegal immigration. I’ve done this for over three decades. One of the first things an illegal alien does when they get here is get birthright U.S. citizenship for their child. That makes them immune from our laws.' Homan predicted the Supreme Court will likely be forced to consider whether Trump’s order violates the Fourteenth Amendment. The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday announced a lawsuit fighting the executive order, arguing it is unconstitutional. Several states filed a separate but similar lawsuit
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