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DOJ establishes "Operation Take Back America" to implement President and AG's "core policy objectives"

  1. Original Date Announced

    March 6, 2025

    Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issues a memorandum establishing an initiative, “Operation Take Back America,” to use resources from the existing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and the Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) Programs, “to implement core policy objectives established by President Trump and the Attorney General” including:

    • “Repelling The Invasion Of Illegal Immigration” as described in Executive Order 14159;
    • “Achieving Total Elimination Of Cartels And Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs)” as described in Executive Order 14157;
    • “Establishing Homeland Security Task Forces” as described in Executive Order 14159 § 6;
    • “Charging The Most Serious, Readily Provable Offense,” as described in AG Bondi’s February 5, 2025, memorandum; and
    • “Restoring The Death Penalty” as described in Executive Order 14164.

    The memorandum says the Operation will focus on "stopping illegal immigration, eliminating Cartels and TCOs, and ending illegal trafficking of dangerous drugs and human beings.” It “will include investigations and prosecutions relating to immigration enforcement, such as cases involving obstruction of immigration objectives by sanctuary jurisdictions” and “efforts to target” cartels identified in Executive Order 14157. AUSAs and law enforcement will “act in accordance with current DOJ guidance regarding charging the most serious, readily provable offense-including capital crimes where available” and “shall seek detention as appropriate to protect the public, including temporary detention of aliens pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3142(d)(1)(B), and pursue appeals of adverse bail determinations.”

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1596]

    2025.03.06 DOJ - Operation Take Back America
  2. Effective Date

    March 6, 2025

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