Resource: EO 14288-Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement To Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens

Executive Order 14288 aims to empower state and local law enforcement by enhancing legal protections for officers, increasing the use of federal and military resources, and reviewing federal oversight like consent decrees that may impede policing. It also directs the Attorney General to create a mechanism for providing legal defense to officers facing liability for official actions, and tasks federal agencies with implementing such provisions, including coordinating through Homeland Security Task Forces. The order states that safe communities rely on a tough, well-equipped police force and opposes "equity" policies that it claims hinder law enforcement.