Funding will be used to investigate and prosecute fraud committed by criminal aliens and crimes involving drugs and human trafficking

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Attorney General's Office, Mississippi a $2.519 million cooperative agreement on June 1, 2026, under the Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking program (CFDA 16.076) to investigate and prosecute fraud by criminal aliens, illicit drug activity, and human trafficking.

Prosecutors funded through this award will serve jointly as special assistant attorneys general with the Mississippi Attorney General's Office and as special assistant United States attorneys with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under Joint Task Force Vigilance. The task force will investigate and prosecute criminal activity by criminal aliens, expand coordination between federal, state, and local law enforcement units, and increase prosecutorial and investigative capacity across jurisdictions. Expected outcomes include hiring qualified prosecutors, strengthened inter-agency collaboration, and more efficient law enforcement coordination.

Work is performed in Jackson, Mississippi. The period of performance runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029.

Prosecutors will serve jointly as special assistant attorneys general with the mississippi attorney generals office and as special assistant united states attorneys with the U.S. Attorneys office for the southern district of mississippi. Joint task force vigilance will serve taxpayers by investigating and prosecuting fraudulent activity and other crimes by criminal aliens and will make mississippi safer by addressing illicit drug activity and human trafficking. Joint task force vigilances activities include investigating and prosecuting crime; expanding coordination efforts between federal, state, and local law enforcement units; and increasing the capacity of jurisdictions to investigate and prosecute the crimes referenced in this abstract. Expected outcomes include stronger prosecutorial capacity through the hiring of qualified prosecutors, an increased capacity of jurisdictions to investigate and prosecute, strengthened coordination between law enforcement entities, and more efficient collaboration among agencies and partners.