Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That’s not always helpful, critics say

President Donald Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That’s not always helpful, critics say.

WASHINGTON — It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into a car and driving away, ignoring questions from bystanders. In an executive order signed this month, Trump said the District of Columbia government’s …

Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That’s not always helpful, critics say

It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into a car and driving away, ignoring questions from bystanders.

Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That’s not always helpful, critics say

It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into a car and driving away, ignoring questions from bystanders.

Trump taps federal agents for local policing. That's not always helpful, critics say

Urban leaders, police officials and civil rights advocates say federal agents are not the best equipped for this type of policing.