December 16th, 2017 by WCBC Radio

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is assigning three additional prosecutors to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, part of a broader reallocation the Justice Department announced Friday to confront violent crime. The announcement comes days after Sessions held a press conference in Baltimore to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and international gangs. During the visit, Sessions mentioned the city’s homicides, which have reached over 300 for the third straight year.

Along with the northern district of Illinois — which includes Chicago — Maryland’s allocation of three new assistant U.S. attorneys represents the largest increase in the country. Sessions said 40 prosecutors would be deployed to 27 crime “hotbeds” nationwide, including in Islip, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; and Oakland, Calif.