Overview

• President Trump said he will declare a national emergency and place Washington under federal administration if the city does not resume cooperation with ICE.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Metropolitan Police Department will no longer share information or assist ICE on removals.
• More than 2,000 National Guard troops and some federal personnel remain in the city as certain federal operations continue, with reporting indicating ICE may be excluded from planned coordination.
• Congress declined to extend the prior 30‑day emergency that had put D.C.’s police under federal oversight after National Guard deployments began on August 11.
• The White House claims the intervention drove crime near zero, but reporting notes declines began before the takeover and critics warn of federal overreach.