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Afghan woman whose case was the first for a long-dormant court has been deported, officials say

By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was arrested in July at her Fort Worth, Texas, home and brought before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court on a Justice Department application to deport her from the U.S.

WATCH: More than 80 people charged in federal takedown of Puerto Rico gang

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration's efforts to highlight…

TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with Justice Department over children's privacy

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.

'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Prosecutors also called into question Comey's account that he had found the seashells in the numerical arrangement of “86 47” while walking on a beach in North Carolina and suggested that his May 2025 post on Instagram was an effort…

Justice Department attempting to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

The government is appealing the May ruling by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that threw out charges of human smuggling against the Salvadoran national.

Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets

By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

The review will examine government policies and wiretap investigations in which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may have learned of fentanyl deliveries before they happened but stood down to avoid jeopardizing larger prosecutions.

DOJ deploys tactic to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship

By Ali Rogin, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz

Earlier this month, federal prosecutors moved to strip citizenship from 25 naturalized Americans, accusing them of lying about their pasts and hiding serious crimes. It's called denaturalization and the Justice Department now calls it one of its top priorities. Justice…

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Former SPLC official charged in Justice Department's broader criminal case against group

By Michael Kunzelman, Kimberly Chandler, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group, a frequent target of conservative critics who claim the nonprofit is politically biased.

WATCH: AG Blanche announces charges over green card scheme involving 'sham' marriages

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday.

Blanche's attorney general confirmation is in doubt as GOP Sen. Murkowski opposes his nomination

By Bill Barrow, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.