DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about potential illegal immigrants not in MPD custody.

The city had asked a judge to block Attorney General Bondi's order that put in place an "emergency police commissioner".

The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D.C.’s police department.

Chief Pamela Smith and Mayor Muriel Bowser visited the Justice Department Tuesday morning for meetings with their new law enforcement supervisors.

Attorney General Pam Bondi designated Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as "Emergency Police Commissioner," effectively handing over all the powers and duties vested in the Metropolitan Police Chief to him.

Pamela Smith reinstated as police chie; Terry Cole from Drug Enforcement Administration named Pam Bondi’s designee under new agreement after court challenge - Anadolu Ajansı

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.

As Donald Trump took over the control of Washington DC's police in an attempt to curb what the administration said a steep rise in violence, police chief Pamela Smith came under fire as a particular video of her started doing the rounds Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith is paving the way for limited cooperation with federal immigration personnel amid a government takeover of the department, according to an executive order obtained by WUSA9 on Thursday.

The memo from Attorney General Brian Schwalb argues that Bondi’s order hours earlier naming an “emergency police commissioner” and vacating district rules limiting local police cooperation with immigration authorities could not be followed by the city’s police force.