The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 21 directed prosecutors to investigate instances when state and local officials act to obstruct immigration enforcement.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said in a memorandum to all department employees that the U.S. Constitution requires state and local actors to comply with federal immigration enforcement and that federal law bars the actors from resisting, obstructing, and otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands from the executive branch.
