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WASHINGTON The Justice Department plans to send nearly 100 federal agents and officers to Detroit, Cleveland, Ohio, and Milwaukee in an expansion of Operation Legend, a federal crime initiative that began earlier this month.
The department will send 42 agents to Detroit and more than 25 each to Cleveland and Milwaukee cities that officials said have seen rising violent crime rates. The federal officers, drawn from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies, will help local and state officials in criminal investigations, the Justice Department has said.
The announcement comes as state and local officials, drawing from the unrest in Portland, Oregon, are increasingly skeptical and apprehensive of a surge of federal law enforcement resources to their cities. Several big-city mayors have decried the aggressive use of federal forces in Portland and have expressed reservations about the deployments of agents to their cities.
Attorney General William Barr has defended the expansion of Operation Legend, saying it's targeting cities struggling with violent crime, and the deployments are different from the surge of officers in Portland, where federal agents have clashed with protesters.
"The most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens," Barr said in a statement. "The Department of Justices assets will supplement local law enforcement efforts, as we work together to take the shooters and chronic violent criminals off of our streets."
Lots more stops on the swing state campaign tour. Ohio has a GOP governor so it would be interesting to see if DeWine resists.
MAGA = More American Graves Ahead
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)SouthernCal_Dem
(851 posts)This is all for show.
MissB
(15,800 posts)Seattle. They dont have a big force.
msongs
(67,193 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)2020 Democratic National Convention will begin on
Monday, August 17
and ends on
Thursday, August 20
The event is scheduled to be held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but may be held virtually.
*Virtual is a smart plan considering who's heading to the city, stirring up unrest for the news & photo ops that will benefit Trump.
riversedge
(69,722 posts)https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/29/operation-legend-doj-to-send-officers-to-detroit-cleveland-milwaukee/5535490002/
............Mayors are skeptical:Mayors see broken trust, political agenda in Trump's surge of federal officers to US cities
In Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett said last week that "given the events that have taken place in Portland over the last few nights, I am extremely concerned that President Trump is looking for opportunities to create more political division in cities across the nation. Federal agents are not welcome here for that purpose. If the federal presence is to truly cooperate with local law enforcement, then it is imperative the limits of their activities are clearly delineated and monitored."
Matthew Krueger, U.S. attorney for Wisconsin's eastern district, said the federal officials coming to Milwaukee will focus on violent crime, illegal gun cases and slowing the city's rising homicide rate not responding to protests or civil unrest.
In Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan said he will support the deployment "so long as they are used in the continuing effort to enforce federal laws on illegal gun trafficking and gang violence."
Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)Agents per their request, but want it to look like its the same as Portland. So what has been going on for decades between local, state and federal law enforcement appears to be something new they thought up....sure
I also understand from a friend near Portland that the suits brought against the fed goons were not going to go in their favor. So.....suddenly they withdraw.
ConstanceCee
(313 posts)Maybe they should be used to enforce wearing of masks. In their regalia, they'd be pretty intimidating as greeters at Walmart.