In 2023, Operation Not Forgotten began as an FBI initiative to surge investigative, intelligence, and victim service support to Indian Country offices to assist with unresolved violent crime cases, with a priority placed on cases involving violence against women and children.
Along with the FBI’s broader violent crime mission, Operation Not Forgotten emphasizes the FBI’s continued dedication to address violence impacting Indian country, including missing or murdered indigenous persons. The FBI is committed to maintaining close collaboration with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, tribal governments, and community members to build safer communities and protect the rights of all people.
In 2025, the FBI surged 64 FBI personnel nationwide to 10 FBI field offices, which included the FBI Albuquerque Division, to support investigations of Indian Country violent crimes. The six-month operation was the longest and most intense national deployment of FBI resources to address Indian Country crime to date…