President Trump threatened Monday to call for a national emergency and exercise federal authority in the District of Columbia for the city government’s failure to enforce immigration laws. Here’s what you need to know about the escalating conflict between Trump and D.C. leadership:

The presidential threat

Trump considers emergency declaration over D.C. immigration enforcement:

The mayor’s policy reversal

Bowser ends police cooperation with immigration enforcement:

The arrest statistics

Immigration enforcement comprised significant portion of federal operation:

The crime reduction results

Federal surge produced measurable public safety improvements:

The local government response

D.C. officials dispute need for federal intervention:

The data dispute

Trump challenges D.C. crime statistics reliability:

The federal authority options

President has broad emergency powers for D.C. enforcement:

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• Donald Trump threatens emergency in D.C. over lack of immigration enforcement

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