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Donald Trump achievements: Criminal justice, law enforcement, and other DOJ matters (view source)
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[[File:Jeff Sessions official portrait.jpg|thumb|200px|Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]]]]
[[File:Jeff Sessions official portrait.jpg|thumb|200px|Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]]]]
Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] had made numerous policy changes promoting conservative governance in the DOJ by the six-month mark in Trump's presidency.<ref>Starr, Penny; Mason, Ian (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-tenure-at-doj-marked-by-progress-on-president-trumps-america-first-agenda/ Jeff Sessions’ Tenure at DOJ Marked by Progress on President Trump’s America First Agenda]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 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]] had made numerous policy changes promoting conservative governance in the DOJ by the six-month mark in Trump's presidency.<ref>Starr, Penny; Mason, Ian (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-tenure-at-doj-marked-by-progress-on-president-trumps-america-first-agenda/ Jeff Sessions’ Tenure at DOJ Marked by Progress on President Trump’s America First Agenda]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 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>
For DOJ actions related to illegal immigration, see [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]].
*February 2017—Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama Administration memo that directed the Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out private prisons.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>