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DHS Takes Over FBI Role, Can Charge Officers Felony.

7/20/2026

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  • New agency guidance allows investigations to charge immigration officers involved in violent incidents.
  • Homeland Security Investigations will conduct probes of confrontations between immigration agents and civilians under the guidance.
  • Trump administration officials say assaulting or interfering with immigration agents can carry felony charges punishable by up to eight years in prison.
  • Moving oversight from the FBI to DHS reflects a policy choice to keep investigations inside immigration enforcement.