The Trump administration has planned to increase federal law enforcement in Washington, DC soon. Alleged attack Edward Coristine, an employee of the former department of government efficiency in the weekend; The incident expressed displeasure with the President.
After the alleged attack on a pre-dog employee, President Trump said in a true social on Wednesday Post If he can keep the city to Colombia district under federal control, the city “does not get its work simultaneously and quickly. ,
“If this continues, I am going to fulfill my powers, and make this city federal,” he wrote.
A White House official told CBS News that the districts of Columbia may expect to see an increase in federal enforcement in early Friday.
Three sources briefed on DC significance said that additional officers will come from additional components of DC National Guard, FBI, US Marshal, ICE, US Secret Service and Homeland Security Department. A source said that officials of the relevant law enforcement agencies met on Thursday to review the schemes for deployment.
According to an official at the mayor’s office, on Wednesday, DC Mayor Murial Boussar was informed of an increased federal law enforcement appearance in the nation’s capital, and he approved the request of the White House to put additional officers on the streets on the roads.
But otherwise, there is no coordination between the Metropolitan Police Department and the federal law enforcement, a DC police source said. According to the source, the agency has not been informed about what an increase in law enforcement could be in the country’s capital. The department has been done by the Congress as the House Republican refused to consider a measure to restore millions of dollars of its funds in June. There is currently a hiring freeze for DC police professional employees and overtime for officers.
When asked by CBS News about the plan to increase the federal law enforcement DC, the US Attorney, Genin Piro expressed uncertainty about any adjacent changes, but said, “My understanding is that both the Trump administration and the Metropolitan Police Department are looking at the law enforcement efforts due to violence.”
Further pressed by a reporter, he said that it was “a decision for the President.”
“Young people are being coded,” Piro said. “They should be held accountable. They should not go to art and craft in DC Family Court.” Piro also referred to a 19 -year -old man who used an illegal gun Fire shots on a metrobo And later charged and sentenced to parole.
Piro said, “I only want to clean DC, so the President has kept me here.” “And youth crime is increasing.”
Piro also mentioned that four years ago, his office handled 150,000 cases of young violence. “Now we have about half a million,” he said.
A White House official told CBS News that the increase in federal law enforcement in DC is in compliance with President Trump’s “” “.Make Colombia district safe and beautiful“The Executive Order is signed on 28 March, and is part of fulfilling the promise of its campaign to make the US again safe.
The executive order said that federal law enforcement officers can be deployed in DC, National Mall and Memorial Park, Museum, Monuments, Lafiat Park, Union Station, Rock Creek Park, Annicostia Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Sutotland Parkway and Baltimor-Washington Parkway.
Federal Law Enforcement and National Horticulture Services were already used to arrest the unspecified immigrants as per the order, and to remove the reasons for the homeless in the district.
What do DC crime figures say?
In 2023, crime increased rapidly in the country’s capital, making DC one of the deadliest cities in America. In response, Congress also blocked the amendment Washington, the Criminal Code of DC for the first time in 31 years in March 2023.
But violent crime in DC has tappedDecreasing since the beginning of 2024; It is part of a major nationwide decline in the rates of murder that has reached its lowest level in decades. The DC police data shows are 19% below the year-on-year compared to 2024 with a dangerous weapon, compared to 39 percent of the dacoits compared to last year. In 2025, there has also been a decline of 12% – 12%decline compared to the same period last year.
Nevertheless, so far this year 98 people have been killed as a pesible – including a Congress intern, a stray bullet on the road of one city, and two Israeli Embassy Staff Closed in May. The alleged attack on Koristine took place last week.
CBS News has reached the US Park Police, US Secret Service, ICE, CBP, FBI Washington Field Office, Federal Protective Services and DC National Guard.
The DC police said in a statement that “MPD collaborates with federal law every day. Columbia district has several federal agencies with the Law Enforcement Authority and works together day by day and works together for years.”
Jacob Rosen contributed to this report.
