Multiple reports say a top Department of Justice official is in Chicago to “personally observe” immigration enforcement actions.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s top appointee in the agency, will oversee Department of Homeland Security operations today, according to reports from NBC and ABC. The reports cited an unnamed Department of Justice official, who said multiple federal agencies and federal prosecutors are involved.
New: A DoJ official tells NBC News that Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove “is on the ground in Chicago this morning to personally observe DHS immigration enforcement operations and support the efforts of FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, and federal prosecutors who are assisting DHS in…
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It’s unclear if any raids are planned for Sunday.
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