It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job, but in a message to her former colleagues she notes "fear is the tool of a tyrant".

The Trump administration fires Maurene Comey from her job with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Maurene Comey, who was fired from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York, recently prosecuted Sean “Diddy” Combs for prostitution-related offenses. He was

The U.S. Justice Department asked California counties to provide lists of all non-U.S. citizen inmates in their jails, ratcheting up the Trump administration's challenge to sanctuary policies.

An A.C.L.U. lawyer said it was possible that any sheriff who complied with the request could be in violation of California’s so-called sanctuary state law.

Sheriff Robert Luna says LA County does not collect or hold citizenship data on inmates, following a DOJ request for lists of non-U.S. citizens in custody. Legal analyst Jessica Levinson says the federal government cannot compel local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws under the 10th Amendment.