The federal government takes control of Washington DC police operations as DEA Administrator Terry Cole seeks to enforce immigration compliance and reduce crime.

Three US Republican-led states deployed hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, DC, marking a significant escalation of federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration over its moves to take over the city’s police department and appoint an emergency commissioner, the latest sign of pushback from district officials against the federal takeover.

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

Protesters in Washington, D.C., chanted “Trump must go now” and “Free D.C.” as they walked from Dupont Circle to the White House Saturday afternoon, passing several police officers as well as National Guard troops.

Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled back several policies that previously curtailed officers’ ability to work with federal immigration agents.

In southeast Washington, DC, children stood in line Friday to receive new backpacks filled with school supplies, while community organizers passed out free hot dogs and hamburgers to teenagers to celebrate the last few days of summer before.

WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

President Donald Trump announced earlier this week the decision to federalize Washington, D.C., as he cited crime and violence.

D.C. police will enforce a Juvenile Curfew Zone in the Navy Yard neighborhood starting Friday, citing ongoing safety concerns tied to large youth gatherings. The move comes as President Donald Trump took control of the city’s police department and activated National Guard members to help reduce crime in the District.