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Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, Deploys National Guard Under Home Rule Act

Pam Bondi oversees the MPD under a disputed emergency order with National Guard troops on the streets of Washington.

Trump’s Washington, DC, Takeover Begins as National Guard Troops Arrive
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Overview

  • Trump invoked Section 740 of the 1973 Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal command for an initial 48 hours extendable up to 30 days.
  • About 800 National Guard members have been mobilized under Title 32 status, with roughly 100–200 soldiers supporting multi-agency patrols at any given time.
  • Federal agents from the FBI, DEA and U.S. Park Police joined Guard units overnight to carry out operations that yielded about two dozen arrests and multiple weapons seizures.
  • Local officials and civil liberties groups are challenging the justification for the takeover by citing MPD data showing violent crime fell to a 30-year low in 2024 and continued to decline in 2025.
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council members are preparing legal challenges and renewed calls for statehood as the administration signals it may extend federal control beyond the statutory limit.