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This article is a non-exhaustive list of achievements by [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], [[Trump Administration|his administration]], and [[United States Congress|Congress]] related to criminal [[justice]], [[law enforcement]], and other matters pertaining to the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]].

This article is a non-exhaustive list of achievements by [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], [[Trump Administration|his administration]], and [[United States Congress|Congress]] related to criminal [[justice]], [[law enforcement]], and other matters pertaining to the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]].

Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]], a strong [[conservative]], completely reformed the Justice Department, reorienting it in a strongly conservative direction and with conservative policies, in stark contrast with the Obama Administration.<ref>Munro, Neil (April 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/17/jeff-sessions-reforms-justice-department/ Report: AG Jeff Sessions Enacts Comprehensive Reform at Justice Department]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Henneke, Robert; Brown, Emily (June 21, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/338806-sessions-is-cleaning-up-the-justice-department-and-not Sessions is cleaning up the Justice Department, and not a moment too soon]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 21, 2017.</ref> The appointment of new DOJ officials continued through June 2017.<ref>Mason, Ian (June 19, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/19/staffing-up-continues-at-doj/ Staffing-Up Continues at DOJ]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref> Despite the fears of [[liberal]]s, the DOJ strongly enforced [[hate crime]] laws.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/02/jeff-sessions-doj-hate-crime-summit-we-will-not-tolerate-targeting-any-community-in-our-country/ Jeff Sessions to DOJ Hate Crime Summit: ‘We Will Not Tolerate the Targeting of Any Community in Our Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref>

Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]], a strong [[conservative]] who strongly believed in President Trump's agenda,<ref>Boyle, Matthew (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-a-man-who-embodies-the-movement-that-elected-donald-trump-president/ Jeff Sessions: A Man Who Embodies the Movement That Elected Donald Trump President]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> completely reformed the Justice Department, reorienting it in a strongly conservative direction and with conservative policies, in stark contrast with the Obama Administration.<ref>Munro, Neil (April 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/17/jeff-sessions-reforms-justice-department/ Report: AG Jeff Sessions Enacts Comprehensive Reform at Justice Department]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Henneke, Robert; Brown, Emily (June 21, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/338806-sessions-is-cleaning-up-the-justice-department-and-not Sessions is cleaning up the Justice Department, and not a moment too soon]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 21, 2017.</ref> The appointment of new DOJ officials continued through June 2017.<ref>Mason, Ian (June 19, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/19/staffing-up-continues-at-doj/ Staffing-Up Continues at DOJ]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref> Despite the fears of [[liberal]]s, the DOJ strongly enforced [[hate crime]] laws.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/02/jeff-sessions-doj-hate-crime-summit-we-will-not-tolerate-targeting-any-community-in-our-country/ Jeff Sessions to DOJ Hate Crime Summit: ‘We Will Not Tolerate the Targeting of Any Community in Our Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref>

==Legislation signed==

==Legislation signed==

==Executive actions==

==Executive actions==

*February 2017—Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama Administration memo that directed the Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out private prisons.<ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (March 16, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/16/trump-administration-reversal-on-private-prison-use-faces-pitfalls.html Trump administration reversal on private prison use faces pitfalls]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 28, 2017.</ref>

*February 2017—Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama Administration memo that directed the Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out private prisons.<ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (March 16, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/16/trump-administration-reversal-on-private-prison-use-faces-pitfalls.html Trump administration reversal on private prison use faces pitfalls]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 28, 2017.</ref>

*February 9, 2017—President Trump signed three executive orders pertaining to law enforcement. The first cracked down and strengthens the law against international crime organizations, the second deals with anti-law enforcement crimes, and third with finding a strategy for reducing crime in general, "including, in particular, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime."<ref>Fabian, Jordan (February 9, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318693-trump-signs-executive-actions-targeting-crime Trump signs executive actions aimed at crime crackdown]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref>

*February 9, 2017—President Trump signed three executive orders pertaining to law enforcement. The first cracked down and strengthens the law against international crime organizations, the second deals with anti-law enforcement crimes, and third with finding a strategy for reducing crime in general, "including, in particular, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime."<ref>Fabian, Jordan (February 9, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318693-trump-signs-executive-actions-targeting-crime Trump signs executive actions aimed at crime crackdown]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref>