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By: Dick Durbin

Date: May 1, 2020

Issues: Judicial Branch Immigration Criminal Justice

"Important decision by the 7th Circuit -- it reaffirms that the Department of Justice can't withhold vital Byrne-JAG violence prevention funds in its attempt to force communities to adopt the Trump Administration's anti-immigrant policies."

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