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.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday evening issued an additional order that directs the District of Columbia’s police force to

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday.

The Justice Department sent letters to sanctuary jurisdictions demanding cooperation with immigration enforcement or face legal action in court.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the letters “a key step in our strategic effort to eradicate sanctuary policies from California to New York.” Officials who fail to comply with

US Attorney General Pam Bondi, overseeing Washington DC's police, has issued warnings to sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide. These cities, counties, and states face potential legal action if they don't comply with federal immigration laws within a week.

The meeting came after Trump on Monday announced plans to use a 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act provision to send National Guard troops to D.C. and temporarily federalize the city.