The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that it is deputizing federal border agents to serve alongside U.S. Park Police at National Park sites, becoming the latest to join President Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover.
“Interior has authorized a service-wide deputization of [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] officers to serve alongside [U.S. Park Police] and intensify crime deterrence efforts on [National Park Services] sites,” Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum wrote on X. “Thank you to these brave officers who are working 24/7 to enforce POTUS’ directive to make D.C. safe again!”
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