Federal operation expands resources for Indian Country cases
Justice Department and FBI detail a fourth-year surge that sends rotating teams to 11 field offices to work unresolved violent crime cases in Indian Country
The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI announced April 2 a personnel surge under Operation Not Forgotten 2026 to support investigations in Indian Country. The initiative, now in its fourth year, focuses on unresolved violent crime cases, with priority on cases involving violence against women and children, including those who are missing or murdered.
According to a DOJ press release, the operation will deploy investigative, intelligence and victim-service personnel on rotating assignments across 11 FBI field offices, including Phoenix. The FBI is coordinating with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and tribal law enforcement. Officials said prior deployments supported more than 700 cases, resulting in recoveries of child victims, arrests and federal indictments.
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