President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at improving public safety in Washington, D.C.
“Our nation’s capital, the only city that belongs to all of us, must be a symbol of pride for the American people and a safe location for public servants to do the people’s work,” the executive order states. “Today, because of failed policies, it’s not.”
The executive order establishes a task force, the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, which will:
• Surge law enforcement officers in public areas and strictly enforce quality-of-life laws in public areas like drug use, unpermitted demonstrations, vandalism, and public intoxication.
• Maximize immigration enforcement to apprehend and deport dangerous illegal aliens, including monitoring Washington, D.C.’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• Help Washington, D.C.’s forensic crime laboratory
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