A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

Several districts cited recent guidelines issued by New York officials that outlined how schools should react to immigration visits.

Migrant communities in cities from New York to Chicago and Los Angeles remain on edge after President Donald Trump vowed to start mass deportations and issued orders including handing immigration agents power to enter churches and schools,

As President Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.

State and local leaders across the country are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Donald Trump has vowed to enact in the hours and days following his inauguration Monday.

The administration of President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. prosecutors to initiate criminal investigations against state and local officials who refuse to enforce immigration laws. A copy of the document obtained by Reuters and CNN shows that a new Department of Justice memo outlines the Trump administration's plans to "prosecute state and