Trump calls for legislation to end no-cash bail in US cities

12/8/2025 6:23

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would ask Congress to tighten U.S. crime laws as part of a crackdown on violent crime in the District of Columbia and other U.S. cities.



Trump said Congress should end reforms in Chicago, New York and some other cities that allow some accused criminals to get out of jail ahead of their trial dates without posting a cash bond.



"Every place in the country where you have no-cash bail is a disaster," Trump said at a White House press conference where he announced that he was putting the U.S. capital's police department under federal control and deploying 800 National Guard troops.



Trump said the Department of Justice would craft legislation to end the practice and called on his fellow Republicans to push the bill through the narrowly divided Senate and House of Representatives.