Justice Department Requests Data on Criminal Illegal Immigrants in California Jails

The Department of Justice on July 17 requested data on incarcerated illegal immigrants from sheriffs in multiple major California counties, including reasons for arrests or convictions and scheduled release dates. The Justice Department said in a news release that it was requesting the information to help federal immigration authorities in fast-tracking the deportation of illegal immigrants who committed crimes after entering the United States. The sheriff’s departments affected include Los Angeles and San Francisco counties. “Removing criminal illegal aliens is this administration’s highest priority,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. “I look forward to cooperating with California’s county sheriffs to accomplish our shared duty of keeping Californians and all Americans safe and secure.”...