Posted on 08/14/2025 4:20:23 PM PDT by 11th_VA
D.C. police officers making traffic stops can now notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents about encounters with undocumented immigrants, per an order the police chief issued Thursday.
Why it matters: Days after President Trump took control of the city's police force, sanctuary protections are being rolled back in D.C. The big picture: Trump praised the move Thursday, saying that a next step for nationwide immigration enforcement would be identifying undocumented immigrants during traffic stops.
"I think that's going to happen all over the country. We want to stop crime," Trump said during remarks in the Oval Office. When asked by reporters, Trump did not say whether his administration pressured Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith to change D.C.'s policy. State of play: Smith's order, first reported by NBC4, allows officers to share information with federal immigration agents about people "not in custody (e.g., during traffic stops)."
MPD can also provide transportation for immigration agents or detainees. Context: D.C.'s sanctuary city law — which has been under threat — prohibits local police from cooperating with ICE to detain undocumented immigrants…
By the numbers: Dozens of immigration-related arrests have been made under Trump's emergency crackdown in the District, including 29 on Wednesday night, a White House official tells Axios...
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
There might be one or two illegal aliens in Congress.
Can pam do this? Is she even in the chain of command ?
sure is a lot of criminals in congress. illegal aliens or not.
There’s no “pressuring”. She was flat out ordered to do it. She’s not in charge anymore.
CC
“Can?”
How about are “required” to notify appropriate law enforcement.
And make that Federal law . . .
How big of them to break with the sanctuary system that really means open breaking of the law to protect criminals’ rights to commit further crimes against victims.
So now an illegal alien carjacking a car, tossing the woman and her child out on the pavement, stopping to load up explosives and fentanyl and stolen cash in the back seat and going 90 in a 30 mph zone can be turned in. Instead of “dinseenuffin” “me, neither.”
Apparently Chief Pam had a clerk explain to her what “chain of command” is.
She barely features in it.
Get them, next!! Send an alert :-)
Can Trump federalize Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William Counties next?
No. Washington City, situated within the Federal District of Columbia, is uniquely subject to control by Congress and The President..
It’s this kind of stuff that will only increase the number in self-deportations, I’ve heard roughly about 1,000,000 illegals have left so far. At this rate we could hit pushing 3,000,000 trespassers leaving by the end of the year.
I know, I was born in DC and live in VA. One can wish and hope…
Of course. That is the strategy. Get them to self deport.
“roughly about 1,000,000 illegals have left”
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Self-deported to Canada?
It’s this kind of stuff that will only increase the number in self-deportations,Where's the fun in that?Of course. That is the strategy. Get them to self deport.
So much winning! Please make the winning stop!!!
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