Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration

By: Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, David Armstrong, ProPublica

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 2,780

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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This story was originally published by ProPublica.

n the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.

The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent record of patient abuse; probes of fraud involving several New Jersey labor unions, including one opened after a top official of a national union was accused …

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