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Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a two-page order on Thursday to revoke illegal immigration protections Washington, DC, And named the city’s Metropolitan Police Department “Emergency Police Commissioner”.
Bondi’s order to “restore security and security in the District of Columbia” is primarily aimed at sanctuary policies within the country’s capital, thus revoking any orders that restrict how metropolitan police handle interactions and incidents with illegal immigrants.
She also named Terry Cole, the Administrator of Drug Enforcement, as the department’s “Emergency Police Chief”, deprived him of all “powers and responsibilities” from Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith.
Attorney General Pam Bondi revoked Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary city policy and appointed DEA administrator Terry Cole as the Metropolitan Police Department’s emergency police chief. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg by Getty Image)
Cole has the ability to issue general orders, execution orders and written orders affecting all members of the department, and existing department leaders must obtain approval before issuing their own orders.
Bondy also explicitly canceled three orders related to illegal immigration in the past two years – the most recent one is executives Orders sent by Smith Cooperation with federal immigration authorities was restricted Thursday.

DEA administrator Terry Cole was appointed as the Metropolitan Police Department’s “emergency police chief” amid the Trump administration’s criminal crackdown. (Virginia.gov)
Although Smith’s order said subway officials could now assist in “sharing information about people not detained in MPD” and provide “transport” to federal immigration employees and detain subjects, it prohibits personnel from conducting any inquiries through any database to ask about the purpose of the inquiry.” Immigration status.
“As long as there is no other criminal warrant or the offence of an individual being arrested, members may not arrest individuals only under federal immigration orders or detainees,” the order said.
Despite DEMS’ claim of a 30-year low, DC violence is becoming increasingly deadly.
Bondy canceled the order a few hours later. She also suspended a general order in June 2024, which restricted investigations into immigration status and a general order in October 2023 prevented arrests against federal immigration orders only.
“The provisions in this order conflict with any existing MPD directives that are revoked,” Bondy concluded in a Thursday order.

According to AG Pam Bondi, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. will no longer operate under sanctuary city policies and will work with federal authorities to immigrate. (Getty Image)
The order is in President Donald Trump An executive order issued Monday declared a crime emergency in the U.S. capital and announced federal government takeover of the police department.
Since then, federal law enforcement and the National Guard can be seen throughout the region. On Wednesday night alone, many agencies arrested 45 people — 29 of them illegal immigrants — as part of a major criminal crackdown.
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“D.C. residents, thousands of Americans who commute every day, and millions of visitors from around the world who visit our national capital have the right to feel safe and get rid of them. The scourge of violent crime” Bondy’s order said.

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