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Trump says he will call national emergency again in DC if police fail to cooperate with ICE
President Trump warned that non-cooperation with immigration enforcement could trigger a new national emergency and federal police takeover, citing a 39% drop in violent crime during prior intervention.
- President Donald Trump threatened to call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C.'s police after Mayor Muriel Bowser stated they would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration enforcement.
- Trump claims his intervention has improved crime rates, while data shows violent crime was already declining prior to his takeover.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasized that the Metropolitan Police Department will not engage in immigration enforcement and maintained that crime was already decreasing in D.C. before Trump's intervention.
- A federal judge ruled that Trump's earlier deployment of the National Guard to quell protests was illegal, highlighting concerns over the racial profiling implications of the action.
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Trump Threatens to Declare 'National Emergency' over D.C. Ending Cooperation with ICE - The Pennsylvania Daily Star
President Trump on Monday threatened to declare a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C., over its Democrat mayor saying the city would end its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Last month, Trump deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies to D.C. and federalized the city's police department to crack down on crime. The 30-day order ended last week, at which time Mayor Muriel Bowser said t…
The Billings Gazette
Trump threatens to take over DC police again
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to again federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force, in what he suggested could come in response to the city’s mayor’s stated refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
Trump Threatens to 'Federalize' D.C. Over ICE Cooperation
President Donald Trump has threatened to federalize the police in Washington, D.C., once more if the department does not cooperate with Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE). Trump’s prior takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) expired last week, 30 days after it began. The President, who has touted his crackdown on crime in D.C. as a success, hadn’t previously indicated any plans to try to extend federal authority over the MPD…
Watauga Democrat
Trump threatens to declare 'national emergency' after D.C. refuses ICE cooperation
(The Center Square) – More than a month after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., he is threatening to call a national emergency after Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the district will…
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