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DOJ memo on combatting cartels discusses removal (rather than prosecution) of undocumented "low-level investigative targets"

  1. Original Date Announced

    February 5, 2025

    In a memo issued to the Department of Justice (DOJ) entitled “Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations,” Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that “it will often be prudent to pursue removal from the United States of a low-level investigative target without immigration status, rather than incurring the time and resource costs associated with criminal prosecution.”

    Trump 2.0 [ID # 1527]. See this entry for the relevant section of EO 14165, "Securing Our Borders."

    2025.02.05 AG Memo on Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations
  2. Effective Date

    February 5, 2025

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