Overview

• A federal judge indicated that the administration’s plan to replace D.C.’s police chief overstepped the Home Rule Act, prompting the DOJ to revise its directive.
• In the updated order, Chief Pamela Smith retains day-to-day command of the Metropolitan Police Department under continued federal oversight.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi’s emergency directive rescinds MPD policies limiting immigration inquiries and requires federal approval for any new policing directives.
• D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit seeks an emergency restraining order to block the takeover as unlawful infringement on the District’s self-governance, with litigation and potential congressional review underway.
• Approximately 800 National Guard members and federal agents remain deployed across the capital in missions ranging from monument security to community patrols.