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D.C. police to increase cooperation with ICE as part of Trump's crackdown
- On Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo instructing the District's police to assist federal immigration authorities despite conflicting local laws, while the Trump administration agreed to maintain the D.C. police chief’s authority following a court hearing.
- This followed escalating federal intervention that named a federal official to oversee the police and revoked earlier MPD policies limiting cooperation with immigration authorities, causing legal challenges and political pushback.
- The policy shift allows officers to share information on people not in custody and transport detainees to ICE, reversing past MPD sanctuary measures and increasing federal immigration arrests amid visible federal troop presence in D.C.
- D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called Bondi's directive unlawful and the gravest threat to Home Rule, while Mayor Bowser stated no statute grants federal officials personnel authority over the city's police.
- The developments prompted protests and legal challenges, reflecting intensified tensions between local autonomy and federal authority, with implications for policing, immigration enforcement, and community trust in Washington.
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