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Trump’s Federal Control of D.C. Policing Enters Second Week With Crime Dip, ICE Arrests Surge

The takeover faces mounting legal tests under the Home Rule Act’s 30-day limit.

Bus riders watch as Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man during a traffic stop on H Street corridor in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
Members of the National Guard stand watch as Vice President JD Vance, not pictured, arrives to greet other members of the National Guard at Union Station in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
Workers at a Sol Mexican Grill watch and film as Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man on Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police Department officers and federal agents operate a vehicle checkpoint on New York Avenue NE in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

Overview

  • Preliminary MPD data for the first week under federal oversight show reported property crime down about 19% and violent crime down roughly 17%.
  • The administration says about 300 people without legal status have been arrested in D.C. since Aug. 7, and Attorney General Pam Bondi said there have been 630 total arrests over 10 days with roughly half involving undocumented immigrants.
  • Justice Department lawyers told a court the president’s direct control of MPD is limited to 30 days under the Home Rule Act, even as the White House signals it could keep federal forces longer.
  • Federal agents have embedded with local officers and set up traffic checkpoints, and viral videos show masked ICE teams using aggressive tactics including tackles and vehicle window breaks.
  • Thousands of National Guard troops, including state contingents, remain deployed in the city, while D.C. leaders pursue lawsuits, a DOJ probe examines MPD crime-data integrity, and polling shows broad local opposition.