Chief Pamela Smith and Mayor Muriel Bowser visited the Justice Department Tuesday morning for meetings with their new law enforcement supervisors.

The city had asked a judge to block Attorney General Bondi's order that put in place an "emergency police commissioner".

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

In her order, DC Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said, “members may assist federal immigration enforcement agencies," including in traffic stops.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new order Friday giving control of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department back to Chief Pamela Smith, but would still require the city to answer to the Trump administration for the time being.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb are forcefully rejecting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s late-night order attempting to sideline the local D.C. police chief, calling it unlawful and beyond federal authority.

DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about potential illegal immigrants not in MPD custody.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith spoke to reporters after a meeting Tuesday morning with Attorney General Pam Bondi, where they agreed that President Trump's takeover of the city police is legal under the Home Rule Charter and that the move can help to make the city safer.

Pamela Smith reinstated as police chie; Terry Cole from Drug Enforcement Administration named Pam Bondi’s designee under new agreement after court challenge - Anadolu Ajansı

D.C. police officers can assist federal immigration agencies in limited circumstances following an Executive Order issued by Police Chief Pamela Smith on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith is paving the way for limited cooperation with federal immigration personnel amid a government takeover of the department, according to an executive order obtained by WUSA9 on Thursday.

Comments from Police Chief Pamela Smith have sparked conversation about DEI, including from Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams.