WASHINGTON (AP) — Nodding to the ongoing collaboration, the mayor of Washington, DC issued an order Tuesday to continue work at the emergency business center. Surge in federal law enforcement agencies President Donald Trump was ordered to argue that what he allegedly was an out-of-control crime.
Order from Mayor Muriel Bowser walking the tightrope Part of her constituency And her relationship with the White House of Trump allows the center to continue Manage city responses Coordinate communications with federal law enforcement agencies.
The order said the so-called “Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center (SBEOC)” (the title that riffs on Trump’s terminology) will work with many federal agencies, including the FBI, the US Parks Police, the DEA, the Alcohol Bureau, cigarettes, firearms, explosives and secret services.
Together, they plan to address many issues, including the concerns and goals the city has in maintaining the trust of district residents during federal law enforcement encounters. Bowser’s order details the federal law enforcement entities she expects to cooperate in the future.
The Operations Center “communicates the district’s demand that federal partners adhere to established policing practices that maintain community trust in law enforcement officials, including not wearing masks, clearly identifying agencies and providing identification between arrests and public encounters,” the order said.
Speaking at a press conference, Trump praised Bowser and said Surge had worked. “I’m very proud of Washington,” he said. “Can be used as a template.”
The mayor says the presence of the federal government has reduced crime
Speaking at a press conference last week, Bowser believed the surge in federal authorities reduced the city’s crime levels, including an 87% drop in carjacking. “When a carjack falls, the murders and robberies go down, and the neighborhood feels safer,” she said.
However, the mayor also said at a press conference on August 27 that the presence of masked agents, which are not always identifiable, led to “a corruption of trust between the police and the community, especially between new federal partners.”
“We know that community-covered ice agents are not working. National Guard from other states were not an efficient use of these resources,” she said at the press conference. Bowser said that some residents are “devastated” to live in fear.
According to Tuesday’s order, a census of people living outside the city last week identified a total of 764 people, including 81 people living in tents. At the end of July, 128 people lived in those tents. The order said about 80 additional people have entered the district shelter system since the start of the surge, but “it is unclear where those individuals lived before entering the shelter,” the order said.
Trump still wants more Washington’s tactics
Trump has taken over metropolitan police stations, revitalizing thousands of national security guards while increasing the number of federal law enforcement and immigration agents in the city. Last month, Trump said He wants $2 billion from Congress Make Washington beautiful.
Speaking at a press conference, Trump said the city is safe and the restaurants enjoy a booming business. “We have no crime,” he insisted firmly. “You’re not going to be shot.”
The effort was thoroughly supported by Republicans who held a press conference in front of the Capitol on the first day after the break.
“We’re here today to talk about what Donald Trump made during the campaign,” said Rep. Buddy Carter, who runs for the Georgia Senate. “He has promised to make our country safer and more prosperous.” He then introduced a law called Make Our Streets safely again.
“President Trump’s indomitable leadership and strength, coupled with proper Congressional oversight, ensures that Washington, D.C., reins about its rightful place,” said Rep. Harriet Hagman, representing Wyoming.
The two protesters who stopped their remarks were arrested by Capitol police at a press conference. At the end of their remarks, lawmakers encountered the chant of “shame” by dozens of protesters.
Federal authorities have spoken about pushing a similar surge in federal law enforcement and National Guard to other major cities, but that will play out differently as the federal government has unique ties to the District of Columbia, the federal district.
CBS News’ “Face the Nation” speaks Sunday at the Department of Homeland Security Chief Christie Noem Ice shows that it is expanding immigration operations in Chicago. Bowser’s order came on the same day as a federal judge in Los Angeles Actions taken there The use of the military was illegal.
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Associated Press Writer Leah Askarinam contributed.
