In the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, congressional Republicans and federal prosecutors have targeted dozens of local officials in cities and counties across the country that have adopted some sanctuary policies. The investigations have increasingly focused on prosecutors and law enforcement officers, many of whom have publicly announced plans to go after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who commit crimes in their jurisdictions or refuse demands to cooperate with federal immigration policing.
In total, 65 officials in 16 states have been targeted since January, according to a review of documents released by the House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as interviews with senior officials who have direct knowledge of individual investigations. The House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas and other demands for testimony, documents, and records to more than 40 officials, 15 of them local prosecutors. Alongside that, the DOJ has initiated investigations into 50 local or state officials since 2025, including five involving local prosecutors. In all, 17 local prosecutors have been swept up in House Judiciary or DOJ investigations and lawsuits related to immigration policies.
The party of rule and law is breaking the law against people who are trying to enforce the law against a federal agency routinely accused of breaking the law.
“the party of rule and law” I would never call Republicans this anytime in the 20th or 21st century
Nope, but they sure like to refer to themselves as that. Just like they called themselves the Party of Personal Responsibility during COVID.
