Trump announces plan to send federal law enforcement to Chicago, Albuquerque
Source: Politico
President Donald Trump announced plans on Wednesday to surge federal law enforcement units to Chicago and Albuquerque, the latest instance of domestic intervention by the federal government, over the objections of state and local leaders, in cities that have recently been rocked by unrest and violence.
The initiative, dubbed “Operation Legend” in memory of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed last month in Kansas City, Mo., will send “hundreds of skilled law enforcement officers” from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Department of Homeland Security to both cities “ to help drive down violent crime,” Trump said from the White House.
Around 200 federal agents have already been deployed to Kansas City, Attorney General William Barr said, adding that a “comparable number of agents” would be sent to Chicago to “augment” the city’s existing task forces. The Justice Department will send an additional 35 agents to Albuquerque, he said.
Trump also used the occasion to rebuke the Democratic leaders of cities such as Minneapolis, Philadelphia and New York, where he linked a recent spike in violent crime to calls for drastic police reforms, including pushes to defund police departments and redirect more money toward social services.
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