Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents

Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington, D.C., and federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration agencies. The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of “sanctuary” policies in the nation’s capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department, for the time being, to…

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Trump says he expects Congress to extend federal takeover of D.C. police beyond 30-day limit

Trump says he expects Congress to extend federal takeover of D.C. police beyond 30-day limit

Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that the White House will seek “long-term extensions” from Congress to maintain control of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, part of the president’s push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.  “I think the Republicans in Congress will approve this pretty much unanimously,” Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump…

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Trump to hold news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat

Trump to hold news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat

Washington — President Trump is holding a news conference Monday morning to address crime in the nation’s capital amid an effort to scale up law enforcement in Washington, D.C., after the president suggested a possible federal takeover. The Trump administration deployed about 450 federal law enforcement officers overnight Sunday across D.C. from a number of federal…

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