The Department of Justice is seeking data from numerous California sheriffs on the inmates in their jails who are not U.S. citizens, escalating President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. The DOJ said it “will pursue all available means of obtaining the data, including through subpoenas or other compulsory process” if California does not hand the information over. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum received a briefing at Alcatraz, the famed former prison island in San Francisco Bay. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi discusses a drug enforcement-related announcement during a press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 15, 2025. Umit Bektas | Reuters
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked California sheriffs for data on their inmates who are not U.S. citizens — including the crimes they committed and their