States push fines and jail time for officials who defy immigration crackdown

States push fines and jail time for officials who defy immigration crackdown

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who resist with lawsuits, fines and even potential jail time. Lawmakers in more than 20 states this year have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to an…

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This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas

This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the White House records. But those details proved beside the…

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