By Sarah N. Lynch and Brad Heath

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of “unusual judicial system obstacles” they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on law enforcement or “antifa,” according to a government email reviewed by Reuters.

The highly unusual request to collect examples of what the department sees as judicial pushback was sent on Thursday evening by a senior official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office to U.S. Attorneys.

It suggests an escalation in a series of confrontations between federal district courts and the Trump administration.

Trump and his allies have repeatedly called judges who have ruled against his administration “crooked,” “conflicted” and “

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