[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49187-49188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20365]


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                Proclamation 9928 of September 13, 2019

                
National Gang Violence Prevention Week, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                My Administration has successfully indicted, convicted, 
                imprisoned, and removed from our country ruthless 
                members of gangs and cartels who inflict horrendous 
                acts of violence upon Americans. During National Gang 
                Violence Prevention Week, my Administration renews its 
                dedication to identifying and dismantling the criminal 
                networks that seek to wreak havoc on our communities 
                and to bringing the individuals who participate in them 
                to justice. We also reaffirm our support for the heroes 
                of law enforcement who have taken a sacred pledge to 
                defend the Nation and its people.

                Our Nation's law enforcement officers are the first 
                line of defense against acts of evil perpetrated by 
                gang members. My Administration has increased efforts 
                and has devoted considerable resources to catching, 
                prosecuting, and removing these criminals from our 
                streets. We have made tremendous strides by partnering 
                with State, local, and tribal law enforcement to 
                implement new initiatives, such as Project Safe 
                Neighborhoods, that have been successful in creating 
                safer communities through targeted and sustained 
                reductions in gang violence. Because of these efforts, 
                the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought more cases 
                against violent criminals in fiscal year 2018 than ever 
                before. The record progress we have achieved is the 
                result of our tough stance against crime as well as the 
                bravery and hard work of law enforcement officials.

                My Administration is also aggressively combating 
                transnational criminal organizations that bring mayhem 
                across our borders and into our country. On our 
                southern border especially, gangs are heavily involved 
                in murder, extortion, narcotics, and weapons 
                trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other 
                nefarious activities. In the first few weeks of my 
                Administration, I signed three executive orders to 
                dismantle transnational criminal organizations and 
                subsidiary organizations, to reduce crime and restore 
                public safety, and to enhance the safety of law 
                enforcement officers. The DOJ is also working with law 
                enforcement in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to 
                help coordinate the fight against MS-13, the 18th 
                Street Gang, and other dangerous criminal organizations 
                that try to enter the United States in an effort to 
                ravage our communities. This partnership, called 
                Operation Regional Shield, targets gangs at the source 
                and works to ensure that these criminals never reach 
                our borders. So far, the program has resulted in the 
                indictment of more than 7,000 criminal gang members. In 
                the first 2 years of my Administration, Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement officers made 266,000 arrests of 
                aliens with criminal records, including those charged 
                or convicted of 100,000 assaults, nearly 30,000 sex 
                crimes, and 4,000 violent killings. My first duty is to 
                care for our Nation's citizens, and my Administration 
                remains committed to securing the border and stopping 
                criminal gangs, drug smugglers, and human traffickers.

                This week, we renew our pledge to defeat criminal gangs 
                and protect our Nation's communities from violent crime 
                so that all Americans have the opportunity to live in 
                safety and peace. We express our deep gratitude to the 
                selfless men and women of our law enforcement agencies 
                who risk their lives protecting our communities. We 
                also pay tribute to the innocent

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                victims of gang violence and pray for their families. 
                Let us honor them by redoubling our efforts to root out 
                and eliminate brutal gangs that threaten our society.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim the week of September 
                15 through September 21, 2019, as ``National Gang 
                Violence Prevention Week.'' I call upon the people of 
                the United States to observe this week with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2019-20365
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