The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who they believe are interfering with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, saying they could face criminal charges, in an apparent warning to the dozens of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across America.

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration

Justice Department career officials were reassigned to advance Donald Trump's immigration agenda, an official familiar with the matter told USA TODAY.

President Donald Trump's administration is ramping up its efforts to find and deport undocumented immigrants in Chicago. A new directive could lead to the mayor and other local officials possibly facing arrest due to sanctuary city laws.

Chicago's immigrant community and supporters are speaking out, fearful that families could soon be ripped apart.

The City of Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportation continues to make waves. Trump's Department of Justice has now ordered federal prosecutors to investigate any local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcements.