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In what year did Rosenstein tell U.S. Attorneys to not decline immigration prosecutions?
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In 2018, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein instructed U.S. Attorneys to no longer decline immigration-related prosecutions unless they fell within specified, narrow criteria. This policy shift aimed to increase the number of individuals prosecuted for immigration violations and signaled a tougher approach to immigration enforcement by the Trump administration.
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