Take look at the video and article below from today’s Washington Post.
As a former chief of police, I can tell you that this is in total violation of the policies and practices of policing in a free society as I have learned, practiced and taught!
These illegal and immoral practices by federal agents in our name must stop.
Concerned police chiefs need also to be wary of more federal pressure to help ICE round up more and more undocumented persons who are not community threats and to watch carefully what is happening in Washington, DC with regard increasing federal control or even replacement of local police authority.
In response to this, the Executive Director of my professional leadership organization (PERF) wrote this warning last week:
“Thursday’s declaration putting a federal appointee in charge of all MPD powers and duties is a dramatic shift away from that previously collaborative relationship. Federal and local agencies have different strengths and weaknesses. Local agencies are responsive to their local communities in a way that federal agencies are not. They have long-established relationships with their communities. Their members wear nametags, and most have body-worn cameras. Many agencies provide specialized training on the history, culture, and expectations of their communities. They have local oversight through mayors, city managers, city councils, and other government bodies. They depend on their connections with community members for help in solving and preventing crime.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/17/dc-arrests-violent-takedown-immigration/
America and its police leaders must resist these intrusions and practices!
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