Trump assembles task force to crack down on D.C. crime [View all]

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Source: Axios

Updated 1 hour ago


President Trump is setting up a task force of federal officials directed to crack down on crime and "maximize immigration enforcement" in D.C.

Why it matters: After months of will-he or won't-he, Trump followed through on campaign rhetoric to intervene in the city's management.

State of play: Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that sets up a "D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force," which is instructed to work closely with local officials.

The order calls for "deploying a more robust federal law enforcement presence" in D.C.

It includes "directing maximum enforcement of federal immigration law and redirecting available federal, state, or local law enforcement resources to apprehend and deport illegal aliens" in the D.C. area.

The order also creates a new program to "beautify" Washington, per a White House fact sheet. That includes clearing homeless encampments and removing graffiti on federal land, as well as restoring federal buildings, monuments, memorials, parks, and roadways.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said the order is "insulting to the 700,000 D.C. residents."

The task force "would not include a single D.C. official to represent the interests of the people who reside within the District," she said in a statement.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's office didn't return Axios' request for comment.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/03/27/trump-dc-task-force-crime-immigration