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The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.
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The DOJ closed over 23,000 criminal cases in Trump's first six months while pursuing 32,000 immigration cases—a dramatic reallocation of prosecutorial resources that abandoned hundreds of terrorism and white-collar crime investigations. The declination rate in February 2025 alone (11,000 cases) was the highest monthly total in at least 22 years. The shift follows sweeping DOJ restructuring under Attorney General Pam Bondi, including shuttered units and thousands of departures, which ProPublica's two-decade data analysis shows represents a sharp break from both Biden-era and first-term Trump DOJ priorities.
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“The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of Trump's second term”
ProPublica analysis of two decades of DOJ data confirms 23,000+ cases closed without prosecution in first six months of second Trump term.
“These cases included hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs”
Article documents specific examples: 900+ federal program/procurement fraud cases declined, 1,000+ terrorism cases declined, fentanyl trafficking cases abandoned.
“The DOJ prosecuted 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months”
Article states this figure explicitly and contextualizes it as nearly triple the Biden administration rate and 15% increase from first Trump term.
“This represents a striking departure from the Biden administration and first Trump term”
Article directly compares to prior administrations, noting February 2025 saw nearly 11,000 declinations—highest monthly rate since at least 2004.
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