"Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has presided over this violent criminal takeover of our Capital for years, has informed the Federal Government that the Metropolitan Police Department will no longer cooperate with ICE in removing and relocating dangerous illegal aliens. If I allowed this to happen, CRIME would come roaring back, Trump wrote on Truth Social. To the people and businesses of Washington, D.C., DON'T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I'll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!!"
"Bowser, a Democrat, earlier this month issued an executive order creating an emergency operations center that would coordinate with several federal law enforcement agencies. The order did not mention Immigration and Customs and Enforcement, whose masked agents have been seen targeting suspected undocumented immigrants across the city in the past month. In a press conference last week, the mayor emphasized that the police would no longer be involved with such arrests."
President Trump threatened to retake control of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department and to declare a national emergency to compel cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A prior 30-day federal takeover ordered by Trump recently expired, and National Guard troops and federal agents remain deployed in the city. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order creating an emergency operations center to coordinate with federal law enforcement but said the MPD will not assist with immigration arrests. Masked ICE agents have been active targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. Violent crime rates in the capital are at 30-year lows.
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