DOJ advises U.S. Attorney Offices to prepare for potential criminal investigations as thousands plan to join nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump administration policies on Saturday.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against New York state, challenging state policies that blocked immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New York courthouses.

Including those two, the Justice Department has fired 17 people who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team prosecuting Trump since he returned to power in January.

The federal investigation comes after “information” that the state government used affirmative action in their employment practices.

Trump has said without evidence that the Justice Dept. misused prosecutorial resources against him during the Biden administration.

That includes two monuments in California created by former President Joe Biden at the request of Native American tribes.

The Justice Department has put U.S. attorneys on notice to be prepared to act if there is violence at this weekend's anti-Trump rallies.

An Illinois woman was sentenced for marriage fraud and perjury in Greenbrier County. According to a press release from the United States Department of Justice,

Court documents show the White Cloud man admitted to purchasing collections of child sexually abusive material while he was employed at Guantanamo Bay.

This latest lawsuit in a series of sanctuary city litigation underscores the Department of Justice’s commitment to keeping Americans safe and aggressively enforcing the law,” US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement.

The Justice Department ordered its 93 federal prosecutors' offices to beef up preparations for criminal cases stemming from unrest around the country.