Trump signed the executive orders in the Oval Office
after swearing in Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
One of the orders, aimed at "reduc(ing) crime and
restor(ing) public safety," directs Sessions to
establish a new Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public
Safety.
The Task Force will develop "strategies to reduce crime,
including, in particular, illegal immigration, drug
trafficking and violent crime," propose new legislation,
and submit at least one report to the President within
the next year.
A second executive order, aimed at combating
transnational drug cartels, prescribes steps for various
federal agencies to "increase intelligence" sharing
among law enforcement partners. The order also instructs
an existing inter-agency working group to submit a
report to Trump within four months detailing the
progress made in combating criminal organizations,
"along with any recommended actions for dismantling
them."
"I'm directing Department of Justice and the
Department of Homeland Security to undertake all
necessary and lawful action to break the back of the
criminal cartels that have spread across our nation
and are destroying the blood of our youth and other
people," Trump said Thursday.
Finally, Trump signed an executive order directing
the Justice Department to use existing federal law
to prosecute those who commit crimes against law
enforcement officers.
"It's a shame what's been happening to our great,
truly great law enforcement officers," Trump said at
the signing ceremony. "That's going to stop as of
today."
Amnesty International USA swiftly reacted to the
executive order, saying that while "(l)aw
enforcement officers face unique hardships and
challenges due to the nature of their work," this
order does not address underlying problems in the
criminal justice system.
"This order will not protect anyone, and instead it
creates additional penalties that could cause people
to be significantly over-prosecuted for offenses
including resisting arrest," Amnesty International's
Noor Mir said in a statement.
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