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The Justice Department is directing federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially

prosecute state and local officials who do not cooperate with immigration authorities. NPR's

Joel Rose reports a memo issued this week realigns the department's positions with President

Trump's executive actions. The three-page memo was sent to the entire DOJ workforce by acting

Deputy Attorney General Amel Bovi. It signals a sharp break with the immigration policies

of the Biden

administration. The memo says prosecutors should return to the principle of charging defendants with

the most serious crime they can prove, removing the discretion to charge a lower level offense.

Bovi also calls on U.S. attorneys to prosecute state or local officials who obstruct, quote,

lawful immigration-related commands or requests, unquote.

That sets the stage for a fresh round of legal action against so-called sanctuary cities and states

that limit their cooperation with immigration authorities. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

NPRs obtain a memo about a temporary hold on all public communications from the Department of Health and Human Services until a presidential appointee vets the information.

According to the memo, the acting HHS secretary told all operating divisions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration, to pause, all documents and communications with the public through February 1st.

Police in Nashville are investigating a shooting at Adiak High School today. Authorities say one student was killed, another was injured, and the alleged gunman also a student shot and killed himself.

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