Task Force to Target Cross-Border Crime DETROIT, MI (Michigan Radio) - A new law enforcement task force is being set up in Detroit to target cross-border crime.

John Morton is the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"What we're talking about here is not about slowing every third car down, or making it harder for people to go to and from the United States or Canada," said Morton. "We're talking about investigating sophisticated criminal networks who are trying to violate the laws of Canada, who are trying to violate the laws of the United States."

The task force will include about 50 people from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border. There are two other similar task forces along the northern U.S. border, and a dozen more along the Mexican border.

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