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Sessions Defends Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies
Posted on · “Children have indeed borne much of the burden of our broken immigration system,” Sessions says
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ICE To Send 1,600 Detainees To Federal Prisons
Posted on · The immigration enforcement agency said it needed the additional space because of a "current surge in illegal border crossings" and the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policies.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Vows To Prosecute All Illegal Border Crossers And Separate Children From Their Parents
Posted on · "If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will be separated from you as required by law," U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a speech to law enforcement officials Monday. "If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border."
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Trump Administration Moves To Reshape Who Qualifies For Asylum
Posted on · Attorney General Jeff Sessions has intervened in two cases that could have big implications for people who come to the U.S. and seek asylum
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In His First Year As Attorney General, Sessions Transforms Justice In Key Ways
Posted on · In one year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has managed to transform the Justice Department in the areas of civil rights, immigration and drug policy
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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 42: Ladies And Gentlemen We Had A Shutdown!
Posted on · "In effect Congress is run like an unruly preschool" - Brandon Rottinghaus, co-host of Party Politics, on a talking stick being thrown and lawmakers behaving badly during talks before the shutdown.
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Sessions Interviewed By Special Counsel Robert Mueller As Part Of Russia Inquiry
Posted on · The attorney general could be the first member of the Cabinet to have talked with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct
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UPDATE: DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA
Posted on · Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense
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Attorney General Rescinds Obama-Era Marijuana Guidelines
Posted on · Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department won't take the same permissive line toward state marijuana laws, but the implications for states, users and vendors aren't clear
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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 33: “Moore” Problems For The GOP
Posted on · “Every single endorser, who is a U.S. Senator from John McCain to John Cornyn have withdrawn their endorsements” – Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, pointing out that U.S. Sen. Rep. candidate from Alabama, Roy Moore, has lost a lot of support from the Republican party after a number of sexual assault allegations.
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4 Sanctuary Cities Facing Loss Of Crime-Fighting Assistance
Posted on · Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved Thursday to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, threatening to deny federal crime-fighting resources to four cities beset by violence.