DOJ unit that probes law enforcement misdeeds dwindles away during ICE crackdown: report

The U.S. Justice Department unit tasked with prosecuting misconduct by law enforcement officers has dwindled away dramatically and has been ordered to scale back investigations of excessive force during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, reporting suggests.

The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors, dropping from around 40 before President Donald Trump returned to office last year to no more than 13 now, three sources told Reuters.

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