President Trump to deploy federal agents in Detroit as part of 'Operation Legend'
Federal agents are coming to Detroit in the next three weeks to combat what the Justice Department called a “sudden surge of violent crime,” the White House announced Wednesday.
The deployment is part of “Operation Legend,” which the Trump administration has billed as a “sustained, systemic and coordinated law enforcement initiative” to aid local police.
The deployment is much different than the one Portland, Oregon, where camouflage-clad federal officers have clashed with protesters and even grabbed demonstrators from the street and stuffed them in unmarked, rented minivans.
Mayor Mike Duggan said he supports the deployment of federal agents, as long as they are not dealing with what have been largely peaceful protests.
Read more: https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2020/07/23/president-trump-to-deploy-federal-agents-in-detroit-as-part-of-operation-legend
(Detroit Metro Times)
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