Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

White House efforts to tighten its grip on the Washington, D.C., police force are prompting pushback from the city’s leaders, escalating tensions as the Trump administration sought to compel Washington’s help with immigration enforcement.

High percentage of illegal immigrants among Washington D.C. arrests as Trump administration federal intervention targets criminal aliens in the capital.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes instructed attorneys for the DC and federal government to hash out an agreement reversing a Thursday order placing DEA administrator Terrance Cole as “emergency police commissioner.

The Justice Department sent letters to sanctuary jurisdictions demanding cooperation with immigration enforcement or face legal action in court.