Trump administration to make it easier for police to seize property

‘Donald Trump’s administration is to make it easier for police to seize property from US citizens.
The US Justice Department will allow law enforcement officials to confiscate items, including cash and cars, from people who have not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.
Officers will not need a warrant to take the possessions and nor will there need to be evidence that a crime has been committed.
In order to get their property back, owners will be required to prove that it was not involved in any criminal activity.
Asset forfeiture, as the practice is called, is controversial because, critics say, it allows law enforcement officials to seize people’s private possessions with few checques or balances and without needing to prove wrongdoing on the part of the owner.
However, Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General, said the policy would be extended as the Trump administration makes it easier for property seizures to take place.’
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