1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Operation Legend: Department of Justice Assistance to Curb Increases in Violent Crime July 31, 2020 On July 22, 2020, Attorney General (AG) William Barr announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was expanding Operatio
2、n Legendwhich started in Kansas City, MO, on July 8, 2020to Chicago, IL, and Albuquerque, NM. As a part of Operation Legend, DOJ plans to send agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS); the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); and the Bureau of Alcohol
3、, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (A TF) to these cities to work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement to address violent crime. The Department of Homeland Securitys (DHSs) Homeland Security Investigations also is to participate in Operation Legend. On July 29, 2020, AG Barr announce
4、d that DOJ would send additional agents to Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Milwaukee, WI, in a further expansion of Operation Legend. DOJ is also providing grant funding to the cities targeted for Operation Legend. State and local law enforcement agencies have worked with federal law enforcement in
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