DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about potential illegal immigrants not in MPD custody.

Amid President Donald Trump’s dramatic crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local police force has been ordered to better cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The new vehicles are dark blue with “ICE” sprawled in large, yellow letters on the side of the cars, along with the phrase “Defend the Homeland” in all caps.

DC Police may assist ICE by transporting detainees and sharing information about people not in custody, per executive order.

Homeland Security shared a video showing off multiple ICE trucks patrolling the streets of Washington D.C., which comes amid Donald Trump's vow to increase police presence in the Capitol to "crack down on crime.

In the capital, federal agents have run a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.

In a day of policy whiplash, D.C.’s police chief approves limited assistance in federal immigration enforcement, but Trump’s attorney general says a harder line is needed.

The Washington, D.C., police chief stepped up cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump's law enforcement takeover of the nation's capital took root Thursday.