DOJ Designates New York City as an “Anarchist Jurisdiction”: NYC is one of three places that "have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities," leading to its designation as an "anarchist jurisdiction," the Justice Department said Monday.
The designation has potential consequences. President Trump issued a memo earlier this month directing the DOJ to identify jurisdictions that, in its view, were not enforcing the law appropriately. Designated cities could lose their federal funding, per the memo.
Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington were also hit with the same designation.
