Feds will give immigration priority on released inmates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration authorities will now get priority over inmates wanted for deportation who are released from federal prison instead of local law enforcement agencies, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday.The federal Bureau of Prisons will first give Immigration and Customs Enforcement the option to take inmates facing deportation into custody. Local law enforcement agencies seeking to prosecute those inmates on other crimes will need to ensure they will return them