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Trump Federalizes D.C. Police and Deploys National Guard to Capital

He invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act, placing the Metropolitan Police under federal command in a step that local leaders say exceeds presidential authority.

Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser reconoce que no hay plena autonomía en D.C. para proteger a la ciudad de intervenciones federales. FOTO: Especial
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FILE PHOTO: A homeless person sits on a bench in a park, ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

Overview

  • Trump declared a public-safety emergency to assume federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department under Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act.
  • The Pentagon has mobilized about 800 District of Columbia National Guard troops to support law-enforcement operations in the capital.
  • Roughly 500 federal agents from FBI, DEA, ATF, ICE and U.S. Marshals Service are being reassigned to patrol Washington’s streets.
  • The president ordered people experiencing homelessness to leave immediately, promising relocations ‘but far from the capital.’
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials dispute a crime surge, cite a 26% drop in violent crime this year and are preparing legal challenges over the federal takeover.