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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

‘Scare tactic’ Trump memo threatens sanctuary cities if they don’t go along with deportation orders

The Trump administration is directing federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially bring charges against state and local officials who do not cooperate with its plans to carry out the nation’s largest campaign of mass deportations, according to an internal memo.

“The Supremacy Clause [of the U.S. Constitution] and other authorities require state and local actors to comply with the Executive Branch’s immigration enforcement initiatives” and requests, according to the Justice Department memo.

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