{"id":11110,"date":"2025-08-13T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?p=11110"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:03:34","slug":"federalizing-the-dc-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/federalizing-the-dc-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Federalizing the DC Police: Manufactured Crises and the Erosion of Democratic Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This week, Washington, DC experienced an unprecedented federal intervention when President Donald Trump \u2013 using deeply dehumanizing language \u2013 took control of the city\u2019s police department and deployed the DC National Guard to patrol the streets and conduct law enforcement \u2013 despite the fact that <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">violent crime in DC is at a\u202f<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/washington-dc\/2025\/08\/11\/trump-dc-crime-rate-fact-check\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">30 year low<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwith a 26% decrease from last year.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the DC Jewish Community Relations Council noted,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jcouncil.org\/statements\/jcrc-statement-president-trumps-actions-today-dc\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">this \u201cdeeply misguided decision\u202fdisregards hard facts.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his announcement, the President said that this was a starting point, and that they will \u201cgo further,\u201d naming <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chicago, Oakland, Baltimore, and New York<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as cities he believes have out of control crime that demands a federal response, raising more legal and constitutional concerns. Already, the National Guard has been deployed in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Los Angeles<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a move which is\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-trump-national-guard-lawsuit-924491849641549828c4f52a41d54e6b\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">currently being challenged in court<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for violating the Posse Comitatus Act, which prevents the military from performing domestic law enforcement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is happening in Washington, DC and Los Angeles is part of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a pattern of using manufactured crises as a justification to get around democratic protections and separation of powers.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u202fclaim of an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cenemy invasion\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has been used to grant the President emergency powers under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deploy the military against immigrants and to go into cities to round up and deport immigrants to countries they may not be from, without having to go through any due process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Similarly, the supposed <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201ccrime emergency\u201d <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Washington, DC mirrors the use of the false and dehumanizing claims that America is being invaded by immigrants by claiming that cities have become out of control and demand an extraordinary response.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These actions help further undermine democratic norms and normalize extremism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At a moment when democratic norms \u2013 including the rule of law and separation of powers \u2014 are under direct threat and dehumanizing extremism has become so normalized \u2013 often fueling violence against marginalized communities, including Jews \u2013 this is especially dangerous.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The administration is ignoring the reality of DC\u2019s 30-year-low in crime while advancing dehumanizing rhetoric about out-of-control youth, homelessness, and neighborhoods that need federal intervention. In fact, President Trump explicitly rejected DC\u2019s request for more police officers saying it was unnecessary, calling instead for more forceful policing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn More: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/jcpa-and-83-civil-rights-groups-urge-congress-to-reject-funding-for-bigoted-invasion-conspiracy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">JCPA and 83+ Civil Rights Groups Urge Congress to Reject Funding for Bigoted \u201cInvasion\u201d Conspiracy<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read our Letter: <a href=\"https:\/\/civilrights.org\/resource\/dc-policing-takeover\/\">Civil Rights Organizations Oppose DC Policing Takeover<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speak Out: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/over-100-jewish-groups-voice-deep-alarm-and-concern-over-recent-attacks-on-democratic-norms-and-values\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over 100 Jewish Groups Voice Deep Alarm and Concern Over Recent Attacks on Democratic Norms and Values<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Washington, DC experienced an unprecedented federal intervention when President Donald Trump \u2013 using deeply dehumanizing language \u2013 took control of the city\u2019s police department and deployed the DC National Guard to patrol the streets and conduct law enforcement \u2013 despite the fact that violent crime in DC is at a\u202f30 year low\u202fwith a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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