Trump to send federal agents to more US cities as part of ‘law and order’ campaignworldUpdated: Jul 23, 2020 07:38 ISTPresident Donald Trump announced a plan on Wednesday to send federal agents to the Democratic-run cities of Chicago and Albuquerque to crack down on violent crime in an escalation of his “law and order” theme heading into the final months before the presidential election. “Today I’m announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime,” said Trump, a Republican who has accused Democratic mayors and governors of tolerating crime waves. The program involves deploying federal law enforcement agents to assist local police in combating what the Justice Department has described as a “surge” of violent crime. Both rejected the use of federal agents for the kind of protest crackdown seen in Portland, Oregon, saying such actions would be met with legal action. Operation Legend involves federal agents from the FBI, US Marshals Service and other agencies partnering with local law enforcement.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2020 02:09 UTC