Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

In a strongly worded letter, the country’s chief law enforcement officer gave the governor an Aug. 19 deadline to respond.

The attorney general’s comments came as she issued a new directive voiding commands issued – as recently as earlier Thursday –  by DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.

AG Pam Bondi issued an ultimatum to sanctuary jurisdictions like Boston to align with federal immigration enforcement, but Mayor Wu reaffirms Boston's sanctuary policies.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to Oregon leaders warning the state's and city's sanctuary policies could violate federal immigration law.

The back-and-forth with the Trump administration over what is a so-called sanctuary state has revved up again as Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in a letter to state officials that Connecticut is violating federal laws on immigration. "This ends now," Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote this week, threatening the potential for civil fines.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield noted Friday that Trump attempted to pull federal grants from the state based on its sanctuary law during his first term. That effort was rejected by a federal judge.

As the Trump administration sought to commander D.C. police to enforce immigration law, some fear the moves will make the city “less safe, not more safe.”