The crackdown on illegal immigrants and the construction of a wall on the border between the US and Mexico was key to the campaign that saw Donald Trump elected as the new US President. But, one important aspect of the approach to immigration enforcement to be taken by the new administration is the identity of Trump’s choice as the new US Attorney for Imperial counties and San Diego.
San Diego is the southwest border’s biggest city and is an important area of border law enforcement, being the nation’s busiest port of entry. This makes the choice for the new federal law enforcement officer all the more crucial. US attorneys traditionally leave office after the election of a President from a different party, enabling all 94 of the federal prosecutors to be replaced with the new administration’s choices, which all have to be confirmed by the Senate.
In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed US Attorney Laura Duffy, and she will almost certainly be replaced by the Trump administration. Her replacement remains uncertain. One candidate is the former federal prosecutor, Robert Brewer, who has declined to comment on the possibility.
Whoever is given the position will undoubtedly come with a different approach regarding many issues, including immigration, according to former San Diego attorney, Peter Nunez. Nunez is now the board chairman of the Center for immigration Studies and is a considerably less lenient one.