Attorney General Pam Bondi deepened the Trump administration’s intervention in Washington, D.C., by issuing a two-page order on Aug. 15 that rescinded city policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities and appointed Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terrence C. Cole as the capital’s “emergency police commissioner.” The directive followed President Donald Trump’s Aug. 11 declaration of a public-safety emergency that temporarily placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deployed National Guard troops across the city. Bondi’s office went further over the weekend, deputizing U.S. Secret Service agents and Metro Transit Police officers as special deputy U.S. marshals, giving them authority to make warrantless arrests for local or federal offenses. The attorney general also ordered District police to share information with immigration agencies, effectively nullifying the city’s sanctuary-style restrictions. The moves have triggered courtroom and political pushback. After D.C. sued to block the takeover, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes signaled the president lacked authority for a complete police seizure, prompting the administration on Aug. 16 to allow Police Chief Pamela Smith to remain in command while federal officials retain broad oversight. Legal arguments over the scope and duration of federal control are continuing. Federal and local officers report aggressive enforcement results. The White House says 308 people have been arrested and 53 firearms confiscated since operations began on Aug. 7, including 68 arrests and 15 guns seized on the night of Aug. 16-17 alone. At least 70 homeless encampments have been dismantled. The visible military and police presence has also led to street protests in the capital and in other U.S. cities, with demonstrators denouncing what they call an overreach into local governance.