PROVIDENCE — Zachary Cunha has resigned as US attorney for Rhode Island at direction of the White House, his office announced Monday.

Sara Myron Bloom will now be acting U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island. Bloom spent over 25 years as Massachusetts’ Assistant U.S. Attorney, then joined Rhode Island in 2022 as the first assistant U.S. attorney. Cunha abruptly resigned on Monday after the Justice Department under the new administration told him to leave immediately.

In a Feb. 17 press release, Zachary Cunha ’98, the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, wrote that he had submitted a letter of resignation to the Justice Department and White House earlier this month.

During his tenure, Cunha took on civil rights cases involving children with disabilities, including challenging the state Department of Children, Youth and Families' long-term hospitalization of children at Bradley Hospital.

Rhode Island’s top federal prosecutor is no longer on the job after being ousted by the Trump administration. U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha announced his immediate departure Monday night.

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Zachary A. Cunha, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island since 2021, announced on Monday that he has concluded his service at the direction of President Donald Trump.

Zachary A. Cunha has stepped down as United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, effective immediately, following a directive

Zachary A. Cunha resigned his position as U.S. attorney for Rhode Island on Monday at the direction of the White House, his office said.  Cunha, who assumed his role in December 2021, was nominated by President Joe Biden.