Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered an end to Washington, D.C., sanctuary policies, a spokesperson for her office said Thursday.

The big picture: The announcement comes amid a Trump administration crackdown of D.C. that's seen the president deploy hundreds of national guard troops and federal law enforcement and Bondi take control of the city's police force.

Driving the news: The announcement was made in a wider directive Bondi issued that saw Drug Enforcement Administrator Terry Cole appointed "emergency police commissioner," enabling him to have the powers of the police chief. • The action rescinds an Aug. 14 executive order signed by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith that enabled officers to assist federal immigration authorities, but which Bondi spokesperson Chad

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