How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE

A series of arrests captured on video reveal how immigration officers have worked with other law enforcement agencies to identify migrants during stops for minor infractions.

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One of Trump’s Powers Over D.C. Reaches a Time Limit. Many Remain.

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.

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One of Trump’s Powers Over D.C. Reaches a Time Limit. Many Remain.

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.

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Crime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns

If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.

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2 Weeks, 1,000 Arrests: How a Surge of Feds Changed D.C. Policing

Crime has fallen since federal agents started policing the streets of Washington in large numbers. Court records show that they have been involved in about a third of arrests that resulted in prosecution, many of them for minor offenses.

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In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests

A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police.

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In Battle Over D.C. Police, Federal Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Crime Data

The same U.S. attorney’s office that praised a drop in crime in the capital in April has begun an investigation into the Police Department resisting President Trump’s takeover.

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4 Takeaways From the Week Trump Took Control of D.C.’s Police

The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.

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Trump Is Testing D.C.’s Home Rule. What Is It?

The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.

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