US EditionD.C. Mayor Bowser welcomes federal law enforcement presence indefinitely
Mayor Bowser's executive order establishes indefinite coordination with federal agencies, continuing crime reduction efforts including a 39% drop in violent crime, while emphasizing community policing standards.
- On Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order to continue President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., directing immediate coordination with federal officers.
- With the one-month limit nearing, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order ensuring coordination with federal law enforcement after President Donald Trump's takeover, which included the Metropolitan Police Department and thousands of National Guard members.
- Bowser's plan requires federal officers to avoid masks, identify agencies clearly, and share IDs during arrests, while the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center coordinates multiple federal agencies including the FBI and United States Secret Service.
- Bowser said the surge reduced crime, noting an 87 percent drop in carjackings and recent additional shelter entries, but she faces opposition from eight in 10 District residents.
- Notably, the directive sets no end date and Mayor Muriel Bowser's order makes federal presence indefinite beyond the initial emergency; a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled similar military policing illegal, raising legal questions, while federal officials have discussed surges in other major U.S. cities.
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Mayor Signs Order Extending Cooperation Between DC and Federal Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON—Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order on Sept. 3 extending cooperation between federal law enforcement and local police in the District of Columbia. However, the mayor made clear that the order is not an extension of President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. “In fact, it does the exact opposite,” she told reporters at a press conference. “What it does is lays out a framework for how we will exit the emergency. The emergency ends …
District Links: Bowser frames new mayor’s order as a way to ‘exit the emergency’ declared by Trump; AG Schwalb says he’ll seek another term; and more
A day after issuing a mayor’s order that outlines an ongoing framework for requesting and using federal resources to enhance public safety in DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser blasted suggestions that in doing so she was “welcoming” a continuation of the emergency surge or 30-day federalization of DC’s police department directed by President Donald Trump.
DC mayor says goal of new order is to get out of Trump’s takeover as GOP senators defend federal law enforcement
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser clarified the executive order she issued on Tuesday, requiring the city to coordinate with federal law enforcement, is not an endorsement of the Trump administration’s ongoing involvement in the city, but rather a framework for ending the president’s federal emergency.
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