Trump threatens to federalize D.C. police again if the department doesn't cooperate with immigration officials
Defense And Security,Criminal Justice,Washington DC,ICE,Immigration Reform,Federal State And Tribal Powers
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to federalize the Washington police again if the department does not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
In August, Trump federalized D.C. police and deployed National Guard troops into the district in an emergency 30-day takeover, which expired last week. Trump said in a Truth Social post early Monday that the move led to the city being "one of the safest" in the world. Trump said that D.C. is now "booming" with restaurants, stores and other businesses and there's "virtually NO CRIME."
"It has been a beautiful thing to watch but, now, under pressure from the Radical Left Democrats, Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has...
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