Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chief Thursday to serve as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” a move to wrest power from the District’s current police chief amid the Trump administration’s law enforcement takeover.

Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded several DC police executive orders Thursday that restricted officers from arresting illegal migrants – vowing that the nation’s capital will not be a sanctuary jurisdiction under President Trump.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday evening issued an additional order that directs the District of Columbia’s police force to

AG Pam Bondi has backed off her initial order to take over DC police, following pushback from Democratic lawmakers and DC residents. Meanwhile, President Trump continues his threats to go after other democratically run cities.

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb declared that in his view, an order issued by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "is unlawful"

He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, New York and Washington. He spent time overseas in Colombia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The agency said he fought drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations.