Attorney General Palm Bondi ended local instructions on Thursday which was amid severe limited cooperation Police Officer in Washington, DC, And federal agents from immigration and customs enforcement and other immigration agencies.
The amount of gait is a widespread reversal “Sanctuary” policies In the nation’s capital, the Metropolitan Police Department, for time, allows to fully collaborate with federal immigration enforcement as President Trump Claims more control In Columbia district, citing concerns about crime and disorder.
Mr. Trump has cited those concerns to start a high-profile anti-crime crackdown in Washington, National guard soldiers deploy And to patrol hundreds of federal agencies such as drug enforcement administration, customs and border security, ice and FBI.
To reduce the crack of Mr. Trump An executive order Earlier this week, which effectively brought the metropolitan police department for 30 days by implementing emergency powers under federal control.
Bandy, who was assigned to oversee federal requests for the police department, Written in a instruction On Thursday, she was creating the current head of Emergency Police Chief DEA in Washington, Terry Cole. He also cited Shri Trump’s emergency announcement to reverse several local police policies.
Bandy said on Fox News on Thursday, “DC will not be a sanctuary city, which actively prescribes criminal aliens.”
Bondi canceled Guidance issued by Washington police chief Pamela Smith on Thursday allowed the first police officers to transport ice agents and their prisoners and share immigration information during traffic stops, but it still prevents most local participation in federal immigration enforcement.
He also ended the guidance, which stopped the DC police officers from searching the database for the purposes of determining someone’s immigration status, even when there is no underlying criminal warrant.
Bondi abolished the rules that stopped the DC Police from arresting individuals based on the administrative immigration warrant signed by ICE officials – not judges – and from assisting federal agents during such arrest. The rescue policy requires necessary officers for a criminal nexus before making a arrest, which completely prevents arrest based on the violation of the suspected citizen immigration law.
Bondi’s order canceled a local policy, which prevented the first DC police from transferring the Nonsitzon prisoners on ice, based on the so -called “captive” requests issued by the federal agency, unless there was a criminal warrant signed by a judge.
Late Thursday night, DC Mayor Murial Boussar Posted A letter written by the district of Columbia Attorney General Brian Shwalab, who argued that Bondi’s instructions were not authorized by the federal law.
“It is my opinion that the Bandi Order is illegal, and that you are not legally obliged to follow it,” Shwalab said in the letter, which was addressed to Smith, Washington, DC Police Head.
Shwalab said that police officers in the capital should “continue to follow Smith’s orders” and not the order of any officer appointed by the mayor. ,
As part of its far -reaching crack on illegal immigration, the Trump administration has demanded punishment of the so -called “sanctuary” cities and states that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration officers, threatening them to cut cases and federal funds.
