The Trump Administration signed into law Executive Order 14252, covertly titled Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful back in March. The order permits collaboration between the Metro Police Department and local agencies, such as the Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Department of Homeland Security, among others, to facilitate the operations of the newly established Safe and Beautiful Task Force. For D.C. residents, this means an increased police presence on federal property throughout the city, including its many parks and on public transportation.

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