The White House says federal agents are coming to Detroit in the next few weeks as part of a broader effort to help crime-ridden cities fight escalating…
The White House says federal agents are coming to Detroit in the next few weeks as part of a broader effort to help crime-ridden cities fight escalating violence.
But it’s not about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, Chief James Craig stressed. It’s about a plan that was coordinated months ago to fight violent crime.
„There are no Homeland Security agents coming here to man protests,“ Craig said to the Free Press Thursday. „They are not here to do anything with protesters. This is not Portland. This is not Seattle.“
Craig sought to quell rumors that federal agents are coming to Detroit to take on anti-police brutality protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. His comments also clarify remarks that the White House posted on its website late Wednesday about President Trump’s initiative to fight inner city violence.
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„Over the next 3 weeks, the Justice Department plans to further expand the initiative into Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee,“ the White House stated late Wednesday in summary notes detailing the initiative known as Operation Legend.
President Trump unveiled the initiative on Wednesday as he announced plans to send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico to help fight spikes in violence there.
