Trump Threatens National Emergency in D.C. Over ICE Standoff as Federal Control Deepens
Trump Threatens National Emergency in D.C. Over ICE Standoff as Federal Control Deepens President Donald Trump has escalated tensions in Washington D.C., threatening to declare a national emergency and federalize the capital after Mayor Muriel Bowser’s police department indicated it would cease cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The president’s latest threat, issued on Monday, September 15, follows his August deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement to the city. This move was justified as…