President Donald Trump’s administration has abandoned its attempt to seize control of Washington, DC’s police force after a federal judge pressed for compromise, Al Jazeera reported.

Trump had placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal command and deployed National Guard troops, a move DC officials called illegal. A court deal on Friday confirmed Chief Pamela Smith would remain in charge.

However, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered DC police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, clashing with the city’s sanctuary laws.

Mayor Muriel Bowser called the intervention “unsettling” and warned that DC’s limited self-rule faces its toughest test in decades, according to Al Jazeera.