Trump Signs Order Cracking Down on Crime, Homeless Encampments in DC

The order creates a task force to make the nation’s capital ’safe and beautiful.’
Trump Signs Order Cracking Down on Crime, Homeless Encampments in DC
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
Jacob Burg
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 27 to create a task force to help crack down on crime in Washington, D.C., in addition to ensuring that “quality-of-life laws” in the nation’s capital are enforced.

The D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force will consist of representatives from agencies including the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Department of Transportation. It will be able to request assistance from local law enforcement in tasks such as monitoring the city’s sanctuary-city policy.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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