Justice Dept. to Review Enforcement of Civil Rights Protections in Grants

The review, part of the Biden administration’s efforts to make preserving civil rights protections a priority, applies to federal funding for local law enforcement agencies.

Justice Dept. Imposes Limits on Oversight of Local Police

The changes address longstanding requests of police departments, who had said that monitors overseeing policing overhauls needed more accountability.

Justice Dept. ends a Trump policy that limited asylum for survivors of gang violence and domestic abuse.

The move is one of the Justice Department’s most significant reversals of a Trump-era policy.