This week, as part of the continued work by the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to implement the Not Invisible Act and combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Secretary Deb Haaland hosted the first in-person plenary session of the Not Invisible Act Commission at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The two-day meeting follows a series of online sessions since the establishment of the Commission last year.

The Not Invisible Act, which was authored by then-Rep. Haaland and passed into law in October 2020, established the Commission as a cross jurisdictional advisory committee composed of both federal and non-federal members including law enforcement, Tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, family members of missing and murdered individuals, and survivors. Deputy Attorney General Monaco and Secretary Deb Haaland announced the members of the Commission last year as part of a live event to recognize National MMIP Awareness Day on May 5.

Deputy Attorney General Monaco reported that after hearing from Tribal representatives and subject-matter experts during consultations, the Department of Justice was successful in its efforts to secure more Indian country law enforcement resources to address the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous People in fiscal year 2023. The Deputy Attorney General also stressed the Department’s commitment to doing everything in...

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