WASHINGTON The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is looking to transfer approximately 20 agents to Chicago in an effort to beef up the federal presence in the city, two federal law enforcement officials told CNN Friday.
The additional agents will form a new task force, which the ATF referred to in internal documents as the Chicago Crime Guns Strike Force in an effort to stem the citys gun violence.
The increase, one official said, has been in the works for some time and is not in response to President Donald Trump tweeting last week that If Chicago doesnt fix the horrible carnage going on
I will send in the feds.