NEW MEXICO IS GETTING MORE RESOURCES TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS SENDING TWO ASSISTANT U-S ATTORNEYS TO FOCUS ON VIOLENT CRIME AND ANOTHER TO WORK ON CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
IN EARLY MAY, THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN NEW MEXICO WAS GIVEN SIX ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT U-S ATTORNEYS TO AID IN THE PROSECUTION OF IMMIGRATION CRIMES. OVERALL, THE D-O-J IS SENDING OVER 300 NEW ASSISTANT U-S ATTORNEYS NATIONWIDE TO TAKE ON CRIME AND TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS.
