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Civil Rights,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 30, 2025

Trump DOJ freeze threatens hard-won police reform progress

The Trump administration's freeze on ongoing reform efforts threatens to undo the progress on equity and public safety while weakening law enforcement oversight.

K. Chike Odiwe

Civil Rights Attorney, Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC

2880 Zanker Road, Ste 203
San Jose , CA 95134

Fax: (669) 315-4431

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President Donald Trump's (Trump) administration has ordered the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to freeze civil rights litigation. Trump's directive threatens to interfere with ongoing reform efforts nationwide as well as active consent decrees aimed at structuring accountability in law enforcement.

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