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Reuters: How immigration swallowed up federal gun crime efforts
Federal gun prosecutions fell by about 32% in Maryland as thousands of agents were reassigned to immigration enforcement, reflecting a nationwide decline in non-immigration criminal cases.
- Dec 22, Reuters found the federal government has retreated from gun enforcement in Baltimore and elsewhere this year as investigators shifted to immigration deportation work after reviewing millions of court records with 98% AI accuracy.
- The administration ordered thousands of agents to immigration duties, diverting staff from gun enforcement, and former federal officials say even two or three agents joining ICE operations reduced ATF's capacity this year.
- Federal prosecutors in Maryland charged far fewer gun cases this year than last, with 131 charged last year and 89 charged so far this year, about 32% fewer, Reuters analysis shows.
- City police in Baltimore increased state-level felon-gun arrests from 37 last year to 171 this year, while reassigned federal agents are likely to slow longer-term gun-trafficking investigations.
- Personnel records show 219 criminal investigators left ATF between January and October, while the Justice Department spokeswoman Natalie Baldassarre states immigration efforts haven't hindered prosecutions.
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How immigration swallowed up federal gun crime efforts
The federal government has retreated from gun enforcement as more of its investigators turn their attention to Trump’s new priority for law enforcement, Reuters found after reviewing millions of court records and interviewing former federal officials.
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