We’ve already seen the secret abductions of citizens by these troops in Portland and New Mexicans have no assurance that such unlawful actions would not occur in Albuquerque. Chicago has seen a sharp rise in crime in recent weeks. Any federal troop presence in New Mexico will have an intimidating effect on our citizens and disrupt the free exercise of their democratic rights. We do not live in a country where voters need to fear going out on Election Day to exercise their right to vote. “The Department of Justice will immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago … to help drive down violent crime.”Mr Trump has already sent troops to Portland, Oregon claiming that the city is “out of control.” The west coast city has witnessed almost 60 consecutive days of protests since the killing of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.Footage has emerged of masked troops in camouflage gear patrolling the streets in unmarked vehicles and arresting protesters. “Chicagoans should be able to live in safety, dignity and peace,” he said, adding that Americans “must hold their city leaders accountable.”The plan Mr Trump announced on Wednesday expands an existing programme that sent hundreds of federal agents to Kansas City, Missouri, after a four-year-old boy’s shooting death to help quell a record rise in violence. Trump is already ordering undercover troops, like he has in Portland, to other Democratic controlled cities and the last thing the City of Albuquerque needs is for a Bernalillo County Sheriff to go rogue and invite the Federal Government into Albuquerque and assuring Trump of his Sheriff Department’s cooperation. 140. Commentary: Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver released the following statement following news that President Trump may soon send federal officers to Albuquerque, New Mexico:“It’s tremendously disturbing that President Trump is considering occupying New Mexico’s largest city by sending federal troops into Albuquerque just over 100 days before the General Election. As Secretary of State, I will continue to advocate for New Mexicans to be able to cast their ballot in November without obstruction or intimidation.” “If those agents are here to actually work in partnership on support of gun violence and violent cases, plugging into existing infrastructure of federal agents, not trying to play police in our streets, then that’s something different,” she said.In New Mexico, Democratic elected officials had cautioned Mr Trump against sending in federal agents, with US Senator Martin Heinrich calling on Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales to resign for attending the White House event. US president Donald Trump has announced that he will send “hundreds” of federal troops to Chicago to help combat rising crime in an expansion of his government’s intervention into local law enforcement. The agents appear to be members of the Department of Homeland Security and the Customs and Border Protection agencies.The Democratically-controlled city has reacted strongly against the move, with Portland’s mayor accusing the Trump administration of “sharply escalating the situation.” But earlier this week, Mr Trumps said that the federal agents had done “a fantastic job.”Mr Trump is now risking the ire of Chicago’s mayor Lori Lightfoot, who asked the president not to send federal troops to the city at a press conference on Tuesday. “It’s tremendously disturbing that President Trump is considering occupying New Mexico’s largest city by sending federal troops into Albuquerque just over 100 days before the General Election.

15 people were shot in the city on Tuesday night.However, Ms Lightfoot later said the US attorney’s office will supervise the additional agents joining existing federal law enforcement offices. The city of Albuquerque also sent out a release condemning the threat to send federal forces to the city with statements from Mayor Tim Keller, Albuquerque Police Chief Mike Geier and City Attorney Esteban Aguilar, Jr. https://www.koat.com/article/lawmakers-speak-out-against-bcso-sheriffs-dc-trip-threat-to-send-federal-troops-to-abq/33385269# 6 CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete.Trump federal troops surge, 35 agents posted to Albuquerque July 23, 2020. “Instead of collaborating with the Albuquerque Police Department, the sheriff is inviting the president’s stormtroopers into Albuquerque,” Mr Heinrich said in a statement.Speaking at the event in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, which was also attended by attorney general William Barr and FBI chief Christopher Wray, Mr Trump declared that “help is on the way” for the people of Chicago.

Trump federal troops surge, 35 agents posted to Albuquerque. The right to the free and fair functioning of our democracy cannot and will not be set aside in New Mexico for a Washington political stunt, or worse, a takeover of state and local democratic processes.
One man – a 53 year-old Navy veteran – was attacked and had his hand broken by law enforcement officers on Saturday after approaching them.
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