Mr. Trump has also asserted federal control over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, drawing pushback from local politicians who argued the move was a threat to the city's autonomy. Last week, the Justice Department backed down from an attempt to name an emergency local police chief following a lawsuit from D.C. officials.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data.

The MPDC has set a juvenile curfew in the U Street corridor to enhance public safety, affecting those 17 and under from August 21-24, between 8-11 p.m.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

An ice cream seller who was stabbed to death in north-west London has been named by the Metropolitan Police. Shazad Khan, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to reports of an altercation in Monks Park in Wembley at 6.10pm on Tuesday.

The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, accusing the Trump Administration of implementing a “hostile takeover” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that would lead to “imminent, irreparable harm”.

The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of "sanctuary" policies in the nation's capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department, for the time being, to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

Kneecap have expressed displeasure toward the Metropolitan Police after Public Order Act conditions were issued for rapper Mo Chara's upcoming court appearance.