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Executive Order 13776

Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety

This executive order establishes a Department of Justice-led Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety to develop strategies addressing violent crime, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking. The Task Force is required to submit at least one report to the President within one year, with annual reports thereafter, and will be dissolved once it accomplishes its objectives as determined by the Attorney General.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 10699

Impact dates

  1. First report to President due

  2. Subsequent reports at least once per year while Task Force exists

Key directives

  • Attorney General shall establish Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety
  • Attorney General shall appoint or designate chair(s)
  • Attorney General shall provide administrative support and funding to extent permitted by law
  • Task Force shall exchange information and develop strategies on illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime
  • Task Force shall identify deficiencies in existing laws and propose new legislation
  • Task Force shall evaluate crime data availability and adequacy, identify improvements
  • Task Force shall submit at least one report to President within 1 year, then annually thereafter
  • Task Force dissolved once objectives accomplished, as determined by Attorney General

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Attorney General to establish and appoint chair(s) of Task Force

Near term (90d)

  • Task Force composition and administrative support to be arranged
  • Initial information exchange among members on crime reduction strategies

Long term

  • First report to President due within 1 year
  • Annual reports thereafter while Task Force exists
  • Task Force dissolution upon completion of objectives as determined by Attorney General

Risks & tensions

  • No dedicated funding mechanism specified—dependent on existing DOJ appropriations and 'extent permitted by law'
  • Task Force dissolution criteria are vague and entirely at Attorney General's discretion, creating potential for indefinite continuation or premature termination
  • Mandate conflates illegal immigration with violent crime and drug trafficking, which may skew policy recommendations
  • No enforcement mechanism for recommendations; reports are advisory only
  • Data collection evaluation could expand surveillance capabilities depending on interpretation
Executive Order 13776: Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety · Executive Orders