A pair of senior Washington, D.C., police commanders acknowledged Tuesday that the ongoing federal law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital is alienating the population and damaging community relationships that will have to be mended in the future.

A federal magistrate judge said one arrest in D.C. was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and another lacked “basic human dignity.”

President Donald Trump’s plans to combat crime in Washington DC with more federal force has led to a deluge of cases flooding already maxed-out courts in the city.

President Donald Trump's congressional allies are working on legislation to help extend his grip on D.C.'s police force.

As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation's capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington's police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump,