Records obtained by American Oversight show a rush to deputize local and federal law enforcement officers for the Trump Justice Department program, bolstering the argument that it was a politically motivated rebranding of an existing initiative.

Records from the U.S. Marshals Service in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding the number of federal personnel deployed to American cities as part of Operation Legend. These records include a series of deployment forms.

The latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's pandemic coordination with states, the deployment of federal agents to cities, and other issues.

FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking records regarding the number of federal personnel deployed to American cities as part of Operation Legend.