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DILLEY, Texas - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announces the opening of a new detention center for adults who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally with their children, Dec. 14, 2014. The new center replaces the temporary facility in Artesia, N.M., and will have the capacity to hold up to 2,400 people. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.

DHS broke judge’s order, approved amnesty applications despite injunction

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2015, before the Senate subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2016 for the Justice Department. Lynch said she&#8217;ll decide soon whether the Justice Department will undertake a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore police department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Loretta Lynch launches civil rights probe of Baltimore police

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Police guard an intersection Monday, May 4, 2015, in Baltimore. Lt. Col. Melvin Russell said police pursued a man who was spotted on surveillance cameras and appeared to be armed with a handgun. Police said the man was taken into custody after a brief chase, during which a gunshot was heard. (Algerina Perna/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Justice Department to investigate Baltimore police in wake of Freddie Gray death

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake holds a news conference on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Baltimore. The mayor called on U.S. government investigators to look into whether this city's beleaguered police department uses a pattern of excessive force or discriminatory policing. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP) WASHINGTON EXAMINER OUT

Baltimore mayor wins praise for seeking federal police probe

By David Dishneau - Associated Press

Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., meets with volunteers cleaning up after an evening of riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, lifts state of emergency for Baltimore

By David Dishneau - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 9, 2008 file photo, Debbie Coluter, a certified nursing assistant, holds the hand of an elderly inmate with Alzheimer's disease, as she helps him to his cell at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) **FILE**

Elderly federal prison inmates not provided safe environment, report finds

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Attorney General Loretta Lynch shakes hands with students before meeting with members of Congress and faith leaders at the University of Baltimore on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Baltimore. The FBI and the Justice Department are investigating Gray's death for potential civil rights violations. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, Pool)

Loretta Lynch, attorney general, meets Freddie Gray’s family in Baltimore

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

The Baltimore Police Department sought $200,000 in federal funding to help extend the Diamond Standard training program. It was discontinued in 2012 when Justice declined to act on the request and the city's new administration decided it no longer could afford it, according to interviews. (Associated Press)

Obama Justice Department rejected Baltimore police training program funding

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

"We will continue to fight for the rule of law by asking the district court to carefully review the administration's withheld documents and hold the DOJ accountable so they provide reliable information about this case," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Associated Press)

Andrew Hanen, immigration amnesty judge, gets Justice apology for late revelation of 3-year action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Loretta Lynch laughs as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Lynch as she becomes the 83rd Attorney General of the U.S., Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Loretta Lynch stance on policing undefined, law enforcement hopes she distances from Holder

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., encourages protesters to comply with the 10 p.m. curfew Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The curfew was imposed after unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Elijah Cummings pleas with Justice Dept. to open third investigation into Baltimore, like Ferguson’s

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell leaves after speaking at the Justice Department's Health Care Fraud Training Conference at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

13 police officers indicted after participating in undercover drug trafficking scheme

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Justice driven by race illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS: Core of Eric Holder’s agenda was race

By J. Christian Adams

Illustration on Holder's contempt for justice while attorney general by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SINDEY POWELL: Eric Holder, corrupter of justice

By Sidney Powell

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will begin consideration of Lynch's nomination to be attorney general next week. Democrats have been pressing for the Senate to act on President Barack Obama's selection of Lynch, who is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Loretta Lynch clears filibuster, poised to become first black woman AG

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

HANS VON SPAKOVSKY, JOHN FUND: For Eric Holder, Obama’s interests came before justice

By Hans von Spakovsky and John Fund

United States Attorney Sally Yates (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate panel approves deputy attorney general, Loretta Lynch vote to come

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Edward Brown speaks at a protest outside City Hall about Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday, April 20, 2015. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Justice Dept. to investigate Baltimore police-custody death of Freddie Gray

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Edward Brown speaks at a protest outside City Hall about Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday, April 20, 2015. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Justice Department opens investigation into Baltimore police-custody death

By Juliet Linderman, David Dishneau and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Baltimore's murder clearance rate currently stands at 53.7 percent, according to Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, even lower than the national average. (Associated Press)

Baltimore to re-evaluate homicide investigation tactics as clearance rate slips nationwide

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times