Trump's DOJ prioritizes immigration prosecutions over drug-trafficking enforcement
Despite President Donald Trump’s stated concern over fentanyl trafficking and national security threats, his Department of Justice is directing federal law enforcement and prosecutors to prioritize going after immigration-related offenses.
Emily Bregel
Arizona Daily Star
Updated
Migrants arrested under the Trump administration have been released into the U.S. on monitoring programs, NBC News reports.
Despite President Donald Trump’s stated concern over fentanyl trafficking and national security threats, his Department of Justice is directing federal law enforcement and prosecutors to prioritize going after immigration-related offenses.
More than 1 million fentanyl pills were found inside a car pulled over in November 2024 on Interstate 10, Tucson police said. Researchers, advocates and Pima County’s top prosecuting attorney say the U.S. Department of Justice’s priority shift to emphasizing immigration prosecutions will end up diverting resources from critical enforcement areas like drug trafficking.
Despite President Donald Trump’s stated concern over fentanyl trafficking and national security threats, his Department of Justice is directing federal law enforcement and prosecutors to prioritize going after immigration-related offenses.
More than 1 million fentanyl pills were found inside a car pulled over in November 2024 on Interstate 10, Tucson police said. Researchers, advocates and Pima County’s top prosecuting attorney say the U.S. Department of Justice’s priority shift to emphasizing immigration prosecutions will end up diverting resources from critical enforcement areas like drug trafficking.
Despite President Donald Trump’s stated concern over fentanyl trafficking and national security threats, his Department of Justice is directing federal law enforcement and prosecutors to prioritize going after immigration-related offenses.
