Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
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The federal intervention in Washington DC was necessary to address a public safety crisis that local leadership neglected. Crime statistics show a 39 percent drop in violent crime and a 53 percent decrease in homicides during the operation. Mayor Bowser's decision to reduce cooperation with ICE could reverse this progress and risk public safety. Maintaining immigration enforcement partnerships is crucial to prevent crime from resurging as businesses and residents begin to feel safe.
This federal takeover represents dangerous presidential overreach that militarizes American cities and terrorizes immigrant communities through indiscriminate enforcement. Crime was already declining in DC before the intervention, following a nationwide trend, yet Trump deployed over 2,000 troops at massive taxpayer expense while tourism plummeted and local businesses suffered. The operation resulted in racial profiling and mass detention of immigrants for minor infractions, creating a climate of fear that undermines community policing. Local law enforcement should focus on public safety, not serve as extensions of federal immigration enforcement that divides communities and erodes trust.
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