Democrats question diversion of federal law enforcement officers to Trump migrant crackdown
Concerns regarding law enforcement personnel from organizations such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives being taken away from their normal responsibilities to assist President Trump's immigration crackdown were voiced by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
In a letter to the Justice Department on Tuesday, Reps. Lucy McBath (D-Georgia), Pramila Jayapal (D-California), and Jamie Ruskin (D-Maryland) stated that the Department's resources are not being effectively used by this all-consuming focus on rounding up immigrants.
The letter to Acting Attorney General James McHenry stated, "We hired and trained these law enforcement officials to handle extremely important and sensitive tasks essential to the safety and security o...