DOJ pledges $300 million to hire officials targeting 'criminal aliens'

The Department of Justice is offering a combined $300 million to ramp up prosecutions of “criminal aliens.”

State and local agencies can apply for funding by Sept. 23 to give their employees full-time or part-time jobs within the DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division or Criminal Division, according to a notice from the department. The DOJ says it is looking for special prosecutors, investigators, analysts, forensic accountants, and other staff to take action against “fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States.” The special employees may also assist in punishing drug or human trafficking crimes, as well as gang activity.