Overview
- Trump declared a public safety emergency and invoked the Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control for 30 days.
- National Guard troops and roughly 800 federal agents joined Park Police efforts that have cleared about 70 homeless encampments on federal land.
- The White House announced that unhoused people will be offered shelter or addiction and mental-health treatment with fines or jail time for refusal.
- Officials said they are exploring plans to relocate individuals “far from the capital,” but provided no details on destinations, transport or funding.
- Mental-health and homelessness advocates, along with Mayor Bowser, faulted the policy for vague logistics and warned of pending legal and capacity challenges.