Washington, DC, police officers will now be able to provide federal assistance Immigration According to a new one, people who are not in police custody and sharing information about federal immigration agents and detained persons Order Signed by Pamela Smith, head of the Metropolitan Police Department and published on Thursday.
The order represents a change from the previous policy of the Metropolitan Police Department, which limits cooperation between the department and the federal immigration officers. The DC law still prevents local law enforcement in the country from sharing information about people organized in DC custody with immigration officials.
Smith’s order does not change Current DC Policy Prevent police officers from searching the database only to check for someone’s immigration status. The district of Columbia Police also cannot arrest people whose only crime is being illegally committed in America. The Sanctuary Honor Amendment Act passed in 2020 gave MPD Independent Authority from immigration officers.
City status as a so -called “Sanctuary city“The question of change in policy with federal immigration agents has raised questions. The budget bill of 2026 by DC Mayor Muril Boseer was a pushed to cancel the city’s situation, voted by the DC Council in June.
There have been more than 140 arrests by law enforcement since August 7, when the Trump administration first transferred the federal police property to the city according to the White House and FBI. FBI director Kash Patel wrote on X At least 29 arrests made on Wednesday were “immigrant-related.”
CBS News has reached the Metropolitan Police Department and Boser’s office to comment.
On Monday, President Trump Announced He was officially implementing Section 740 of the Colombia Home Rule Act 1973 and was “keeping the DC Metropolitan Police Department” under direct federal control. Under the Act, the DC mayor must provide the President with the services of MPD “as the president may be required and appropriate for 48 hours, and up to 30 days. If the President wants a long expansion, the Congress will have to pass a joint resolution.
Mr. Trump said that Attorney General Palm Bandy will immediately take control of the department under public safety emergency. A White House official later said that the system is expected to last for 30 days.
Till Tuesday, around 1,500 federal law enforcement officer and national guard members Patrolling According to an official of Washington, White House. Among them are the Federal Law Enforcement Officer immigration and customs enforcement, customs and boundary patrol, United States Secret Service and US Marshal.
A defense officer said that eight hundred national guards in the entire district
Ellenor Watson contributed to this report.
