Jeremy Roebuck
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Reporter covering the Justice Department for @washingtonpost.com. Priors: @inquirer.com, The McAllen Monitor, @expressnews.com
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Migrants criminally charged after failing to register with U.S. government via @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social and Marianne LeVine www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Migrants criminally charged after failing to register with U.S. government
Prosecutors are criminally charging unauthorized immigrants who have not signed up on a little-known government registry. Some judges rejected the charges.
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May 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Migrants criminally charged after failing to register with U.S. government via @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social and Marianne LeVine www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Justice Dept. to drop police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
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Justice Dept. to drop police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Justice Dept. to drop police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
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NEW: ICE has moved dozens of potential targets for Alien Enemies Act removal to a facility in the one court division in the nation that has so far declined to stand in the way of Trump's deportation plans. Advocates fear "gamesmanship" w/ Marianne Levine
ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations
One Philadelphia man was transferred to Texas in apparent violation of a court order requiring that he be kept in Pennsylvania as his case played out there.
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May 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: ICE has moved dozens of potential targets for Alien Enemies Act removal to a facility in the one court division in the nation that has so far declined to stand in the way of Trump's deportation plans. Advocates fear "gamesmanship" w/ Marianne Levine
Judges are increasingly losing their patience with the Trump administration.
The “deference that judges would give to attorneys from Main Justice is evaporating,” one said.
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The “deference that judges would give to attorneys from Main Justice is evaporating,” one said.
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Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work’
In lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions, judges have accused the Justice Department of offering flimsy evidence and inadequate answers.
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May 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Judges are increasingly losing their patience with the Trump administration.
The “deference that judges would give to attorneys from Main Justice is evaporating,” one said.
w/ Mark Berman
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The “deference that judges would give to attorneys from Main Justice is evaporating,” one said.
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Dozens more cases filed in New Mexico yesterday and today since our first report.
DOJ has begun the first prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the border illegally
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First migrants charged with entering restricted military zone at border
The Justice Department has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border that is patrolled by U.S. troops.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dozens more cases filed in New Mexico yesterday and today since our first report.
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DOJ has begun the first prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the border illegally
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First migrants charged with entering restricted military zone at border
The Justice Department has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border that is patrolled by U.S. troops.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
DOJ has begun the first prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the border illegally
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The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington, D.C., during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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FBI reassigns agents who knelt during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests
Conservatives have pointed to the photo, taken during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, as proof that the FBI harbors a liberal agenda.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington, D.C., during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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DOJ has begun the first prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the border illegally
w/ @mariasacchetti.bsky.social + @danlamothe.bsky.social
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First migrants charged with entering restricted military zone at border
The Justice Department has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border that is patrolled by U.S. troops.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
DOJ has begun the first prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the border illegally
w/ @mariasacchetti.bsky.social + @danlamothe.bsky.social
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DOJ to review case of FBI informant who fueled conspiracies about Biden family
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DOJ to review case of FBI informant who fueled conspiracies about Biden family
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty in December in federal court in Los Angeles to multiple federal charges, including making a false statement and tax charges.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
DOJ to review case of FBI informant who fueled conspiracies about Biden family
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Amid Trump’s pause on foreign bribery prosecutions, the Justice Department has authorized one case to proceed -- and it involves an old target of the president and his allies.
Amid Trump’s pause on foreign bribery cases, one involving a company his allies targeted will proceed
Prosecutors intend to move forward with their case against two former executives at the voting machine company Smartmatic, which became a target of conspiracy theorists during the 2020 election.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Amid Trump’s pause on foreign bribery prosecutions, the Justice Department has authorized one case to proceed -- and it involves an old target of the president and his allies.
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DHS has enlisted FBI & other LEO agencies to do welfare checks on migrant children & young people, alarming advocates, @marianne_levine @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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FBI, other criminal investigators drafted for welfare checks on migrant children
Trump administration officials say they want to protect young migrants from trafficking and violence. Advocates worry they’re being targeted for deportation.
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April 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
DHS has enlisted FBI & other LEO agencies to do welfare checks on migrant children & young people, alarming advocates, @marianne_levine @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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DHS has enlisted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to do welfare checks on migrant children and young people, alarming advocates
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FBI, other criminal investigators drafted for welfare checks on migrant children
Trump administration officials say they want to protect young migrants from trafficking and violence. Advocates worry they’re being targeted for deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
DHS has enlisted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to do welfare checks on migrant children and young people, alarming advocates
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How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s image
w/ Mark Berman + @perrystein.bsky.social + Spencer S. Hsu
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March 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s image
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Justice Dept ousts several more career officials including top pardon attorney and lawyer leading the office that handles internal investigations into prosecutorial misconduct.
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Several top career officials ousted at Justice Department
The terminations are the latest upheavals at an agency where the administration has removed several high-ranking officials.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Justice Dept ousts several more career officials including top pardon attorney and lawyer leading the office that handles internal investigations into prosecutorial misconduct.
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‘We will not falter:' The art of the carefully-crafted resignation letter in Trump's second term
‘We will not falter.’ Trump-era resignation letters take center stage.
A wave of federal government firings and resignations since President Donald Trump took office means colorful departure letters have burst into public view.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
‘We will not falter:' The art of the carefully-crafted resignation letter in Trump's second term
NEW: Trump’s executive orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
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Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW: Trump’s executive orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
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Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts
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Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
The directives to Justice Department employees could face fierce blowback from legal advocacy groups and officials in cities and states led by Democrats.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts
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Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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NEW: Newly released FBI wiretap docs offer an inside look at ties between S. Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross and Philly labor leader John Dougherty - and their willingness to leverage their power to benefit one another.
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Newly released FBI wiretap documents reveal glimpse of George Norcross-John Dougherty relationship
The filings show how the New Jersey power broker and Philadelphia labor leader raised money to support each other’s favored political candidates and leveraged their fiefdoms to advance their goals.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:44 PM
NEW: Newly released FBI wiretap docs offer an inside look at ties between S. Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross and Philly labor leader John Dougherty - and their willingness to leverage their power to benefit one another.
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w/ Andrew Seidman
NEW: Bucks County man pleads guilty to hiding past as bodyguard to former Liberian president and war criminal Charles Taylor
Bucks County man pleads guilty to hiding past as bodyguard to former Liberian president and war criminal Charles Taylor
Isiah Kangar, 51, of Bristol, told a federal judge he’d assumed the identity of his younger brother when applying for a green card and later, U.S. citizenship more than a decade ago.
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November 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
NEW: Bucks County man pleads guilty to hiding past as bodyguard to former Liberian president and war criminal Charles Taylor
NEW: George Norcross exploited ‘overwhelming political influence’ to extort rivals, prosecutors say in fight to allow charges to reach a jury
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George Norcross exploited ‘overwhelming political influence’ to extort rivals, prosecutors say in fight to allow charges to reach a jury
The attorney general's filing comes after Norcross and his codefendants urged a Mercer County judge to toss racketeering and extortion charges against them before trial.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
NEW: George Norcross exploited ‘overwhelming political influence’ to extort rivals, prosecutors say in fight to allow charges to reach a jury
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w/ Andrew Seidman
NEW: North Philadelphia landlord convicted of setting the blaze that led to the death of fire Lt. Sean Williamson
North Philadelphia landlord convicted of setting the blaze that led to the death of fire Lt. Sean Williamson
Throughout his trial, Al-Ashraf Khalil sought to blame the fire department for Lt. Sean Willaimson's death in a building collapse shortly after the blaze was extinguished. A jury disagreed.
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November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
NEW: North Philadelphia landlord convicted of setting the blaze that led to the death of fire Lt. Sean Williamson
The Pa. Supreme Court rejected Philly’s latest attempt to pass its own gun laws
Via Chris Palmer + Gillian McGoldrick
Via Chris Palmer + Gillian McGoldrick
The Pa. Supreme Court rejected Philly’s latest attempt to pass its own gun laws
In a unanimous decision, the high court ruled that the city’s arguments had fallen “woefully short” of the standard needed for a legal victory.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
The Pa. Supreme Court rejected Philly’s latest attempt to pass its own gun laws
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Via Chris Palmer + Gillian McGoldrick