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DEA Consensual Encounter Program Suspension 2024

The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General found that the DEA's consensual encounter airport interdiction program violated its own policies and created substantial legal and constitutional risks, prompting Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco to order a nationwide suspension of such encounters in November 2024.

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What did the DOJ Inspector General find about DEA airport cash seizures and how did that influence policy in 2024–25?

The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the DEA’s “consensual encounter” airport interdiction program routinely violated its own policies, created substantial legal and...