Prosecutor warned border authorities office is ‘diverting’ DOJ resources from other cases

The Hill ^ | 06/23/18 | John Bowden

[yesthatjallen]

Federal prosecutors warned border officials just days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions enacted a zero tolerance policy for illegal immigration that resources would need to be diverted from other cases to handle the workload.

Records obtained by USA Today show that a Justice Department supervisor in San Diego emailed border control authorities warning that immigration-related cases “will occupy substantially more of our resources" in the coming days as the Trump administration increased the number of prosecutions for illegal entry.

Drug smuggling cases, the supervisor warned, would need to be "streamlined," at least in southern California, where the DOJ lawyer who sent the email, Fred Sheppard, is based. The email warned that any case on which agents couldn't meet the new high requirements would be "declined."

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office told USA Today that the Justice Department “has given our district the necessary resources – including 10 additional prosecutor positions plus at least five Department of Defense attorneys - to prosecute all of these crimes.”

But spokeswoman Tanya Sierra of the District Attorney’s office in San Diego separately told USA Today on Friday that the number of smuggling cases referred by the government had doubled since Sessions announced a "zero tolerance" crackdown at the border.

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

Insubordination, boys. Your boss sets the agenda, not you. Maybe it's time to turn in your resignations.
 

[FlingWingFlyer]

“Sierra”. Spanish isn’t it? Borrow some people from Bobby Mueller. They aren’t doing anything except indicting people not connected to the “DemocRAT Party”.

[alloysteel]

So some of the resources are being diverted from “other” cases.

Good. The Department of Justice has been run like the Obamabots were still in charge. Time to start defunding some of these “other” cases, which are simply a diversion from the REAL mission of the DOJ.

[CptnObvious]

The Workload is skyrocketing because the Democrats gave the Illegals a Golden Invitation.

[spokeshave2]

The Workload is skyrocketing because the Democrats gave the Illegals a Golden Invitation.

And the Turtle is slow walking Trump's judicial appointments.

[CptnObvious]

And the Turtle is slow walking Trump's judicial appointments.

Lately, that's Corker. The Senate didn't take its brake for this and its Corker.

[ridesthemiles]

“The Trump Administration increased the number of prosecutions for illegal”

Trump did not cause this !!!!

The INVADERS Caused this !!!

Do you blame the bank for having money when it gets robbed???

Do you blame the car when someone drives high or drunk???

IS there ANYONE in the media today who can construct a decent truthful sentence???

I would like Trump to do Angel Family events every week.

[NobleFree]

there are signs that border authorities are seeking to prosecute drug smugglers in state courts instead, even though the possible sentences typically are harsher in the federal system.

Fine by me - the biggest harm from drugs is to those foolish enough to use them, whereas infesting our nation with the low-skilled and uneducated will bring us all down.

[CptnObvious]

The Hill is hoping DemocRATS file lawsuits. Obstruction of Justice coming anyone?

[DesertRhino]

Bunch of booger eating morons. If you shut down the Border you will have less Federal cases because the Mexicans won’t be here killing smuggling dealing dope extorting people Etc.