The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.
Homeland Security Investigation agents and Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested a man for allegedly smoking marijuana in public last month.
Thousands of armed troops are deployed as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown. So far, it has been a lot of beautification projects and assisting the local police.
The president’s authority to make demands of local police expires on Wednesday night, but the most visible federal interventions in the city will remain for now.
The president’s authority to make demands of local police expires on Wednesday night, but the most visible federal interventions in the city will remain for now.
The president had said on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” drawing a fierce rebuke from Democrats.
Some mayors and police chiefs said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see the National Guard as a step too far.
The president has sent soldiers and federal agents to some cities, and promised to do the same in others, prompting lawsuits and stirring outrage among local leaders.
The figure reflects the cost of the deployment since June 7, when President Trump ordered National Guard soldiers and Marines to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests.
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