President Donald Trump’s controversial takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force is set to expire Sept. 10 under the Home Rule Act, but Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order saying the city will continue working with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law.”
That means federal police in Washington, D.C., may not leave when Trump’s emergency authority ends. Since July, more than 1,000 arrests have been made. The administration is touting a crime-free zone, even though violent crime was already falling before Trump’s surge and a killing took place two days ago.
Now, the mayor says crime has noticeably decreased. But just last week, she said ICE agents and National Guard troops were not effective.
So what changed, and what exactly are D.C. residents trading in return for this “drop in crime”? The order has no end date, but experts warn it is not a real solution to crime and could undermine D.C.’s autonomy.
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