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handle is hein.crs/govdbge0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Operation Legend: Department of Justice Assistance to Curb Increases in Violent Crime July 31, 2020 On July 22, 2020, Attorney General (AG) W1lliam Barr announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was expanding Operation Legend-which started in Kansas City, MO, on July 8, 2020-to 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. M'arshals Service (USMS); the Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA); and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Expiosives (ATF) to these cities to work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement to address violent crime. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Homeland Security Investigations also is to participate in Operation Legend. On July 29, 2020, AG Barr announced 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 the past on a variety of task forces, and federal lax enforcement as sistance is usually welcome. However, in Portland, OR, in a DHS operation (Operation Diligent Valor), which is separate from Operation Legend, there have been reports of DHS law enforcement officers in military-style uniforms having detained protestors and placed them in unmarked vehicles. These reports have raised concerns about how DOJ and DHS agents deployed under Operation Legend might operate. However, officials in Chicago and New Mexico appear willing to accept federal assistance as long as agents respect civil rights. Violent Crime in Major Cities AG Barr cited increases in violent crime in Chicago, Albuquerque, Detroit, Cleveland, and Milwaukee as the reason for expanding Operation Legend to these cities, highlighting crimes committed by gangs or in which a firearm is used. The Administration has not publicly specified any criteria for determining which cities would be targeted for DOJ law enforcement assistance. Data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) that compare the number of reported violent crimes (homicides, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) in the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2019 in 65 jurisdictions suggests that if DOJ is targeting cities with increases in violent crime, there are numerous candidates for assistance. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, 50 jurisdictions other than the six targeted for Operation Legend also reported an Congressional Re search Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11476 CRS MN GHT Pre pa red .r Menbersand Com0 , fti esefmo gCo n r -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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