# Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/trumps-justice-department-dropped-23000-criminal-investigations-in-shift-to-immigration/
- Published: 2026-04-01T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: DAVECTOR via Pixabay. Article by Ken B. Morales and David Armstrong. ProPublica – March 31, 2026. In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent record of patient abuse; probes of fraud involving several New Jersey labor unions, including one opened after a top official of a national union was accused of embezzlement; and an investigation into a cryptocurrency company suspected of cheating investors. In total, the DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases […] Click here to view original web page at www.propublica.org