Trump threatens national emergency to force Washington DC police cooperation
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#701XN)
Mayor halted support for immigration enforcement after president's 30-day police takeover ended
Donald Trump on Monday threatened to again take control of Washington DC's police department if the city did not cooperate with his plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
The president's threat came days after the expiration of a 30-day takeover of the Washington Metropolitan police department (MPD), which Trump ordered in response to his claim that the capital was experiencing an out of control" crime wave. He also ordered in national guard troops and federal agents, who remain present in the city.
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