Overview

• President Trump announced the immediate expulsion of all homeless residents from Washington as part of a new crime reduction strategy.
• He indicated plans to assume federal control over the capital, a step that would require either congressional repeal of the 1973 Home Rule Act or a formal emergency declaration.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed federal forces will begin enforcing the plan Thursday night to protect citizens.
• Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller described the city’s violence level as worse than Baghdad or parts of Ethiopia in defense of the intervention.
• Legal analysts warn Trump lacks unilateral authority to federalize D.C. and say his measures are likely to face congressional or judicial challenges.