In 2017 in the initial days of Donald Trump’s first term, he instituted a government hiring freeze while exempting "essential areas" from the freeze.

The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.

The director of the Federal Bureau of ... the use of private prisons has been repealed amid President Donald Trump's efforts to implement drastic reforms to the Justice Department.

President Donald Trump signs executive order for mass deportation to ensue, while dissolving previous ban on private prisons. Here's what to know.

In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.

Drones are used for contraband delivery and the threats they pose to prisons and jails: what can local law enforcement do?.

Federal prosecutors are told in no uncertain terms that they will be on the front lines of an administration-wide effort to crack down on illegal immigration and border crime.

In President Trump’s first week, the new administration revoked Biden-era Department of Justice policies designed to mitigate harsh sentencing practices and racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Following Trump’s executive order, a trans woman held at a federal prison was told she would be moved to a men’s prison.

The Trump administration authorized U.S. Marshals, DEA and Bureau of Prisons officers to conduct immigration enforcement.

The Trump administration has authorized several more federal agencies to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.