U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration

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Friday, February 21, 2025
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
41
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

                On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The memoranda change enforcement priorities towards immigration enforcement, the prosecution of human trafficking and smuggling, and disrupting criminal gangs and drug cartels. The memoranda deemphasize the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)[1] and Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). They also elevate two gang-related Joint Task Forces to the Office of the Attorney General and disband three kleptocracy-related programs and the National Security Division’s (NSD’s) Corporate Enforcement Unit.