A six-month FBI surge sent 64 personnel to bolster Indian Country violent-crime investigations, yielding new arrests, indictments, and convictions in unresolved homicide and assault cases.
New Mexico — The FBI on Friday reported new investigative progress under Operation Not Forgotten, a national initiative launched in 2023 to increase investigative, intelligence, and victim-services support for violent crime cases in Indian Country, with priority placed on crimes involving women and children.
According to the agency, the program is part of its broader violent-crime mission and reinforces federal commitments to addressing violence affecting Tribal communities, including cases involving Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP). The FBI said it continues to work closely with Tribal governments, federal partners, state and local law enforcement, and community stakeholders.
In 2025, the operation surged 64 personnel—rotating in 30- to 90-day assignments—to 10 field offices across the country, including the Albuquerque Division. Officials described it as the longest and most intensive nationwide deployment of FBI resources to Indian Country to date…