Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico

Thank you, Alex, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership.

Earlier today, Department of the Interior Secretary Haaland and I visited the headquarters of the Unit in the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs that is dedicated to combating the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons. We were briefed by experts from the Unit and prosecutors from this office who work every day to make Indian Country safer. And we all underscored our commitment to ending these tragedies and helping Tribal communities heal.

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