The development came after Washington, D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and crackdown on illegal immigration.

In a declaration as a part of the D.C. attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump administration, Police Chief Pamela Smith criticizes the federal takeover.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department in Washington, D.C. — so says the White House. But the city’s police force already has a Pam at the helm — Chief Pamela Smith — and she says she only reports to the mayor.

MPD head Pamela Smith warns that the Trump administration’s order would lead to operational chaos and put the lives of District residents at grave risk.

A judge ruled that Pamela Smith will remain in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump Says ‘No Deal’ With Putin Following Meeting In Alaska (Live Updates)

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will remain in control of the Metropolitan Police Department after D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday tapped the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chief to serve as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” a move to wrest power from the district’s current police chief amid the Trump administration’s law enforcement takeover.