A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a resolution after the Trump administration agreed to let Washington DC’s police chief remain in charge of her 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.

Sean Dunn, a now-terminated Justice Department employee, was arrested by 20 officers at his home and charged with felony assault after allegedly throwing a sandwich at a federal agent Viral video footage of the incident shows a man throwing a sandwich at an officer's chest before turning around and sprinting away Local pushback against heightened law enforcement in Washington began even before Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to D.

A former Justice Department staffer accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C., has been released while he awaits trial on federal assault charges. NewsNation confirmed Sean Charles Dunn’s release with the U.