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DOJ Freezes Civil Rights Cases, Orders Prosecution of Local Officials Who Resist Deportation Policy

HeadlineJan 23, 2025

The Justice Department has ordered a freeze on all new cases in its Civil Rights Division. Ongoing cases, including police reform agreements in major cities, will be subject to the discretion of judges. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law called it an “unprecedented” move that “should make Americans both angry and deeply worried.”

Separately, the Justice Department has ordered federal officials to prosecute state and local officials who resist the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations.

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