Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Ending Cashless Bail

Metropolitan Police Department officers make an arrest during a traffic stop near Chinatown in Washington on Aug. 21.
Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse

August 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM EDT

Updated on

August 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM EDT

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Monday aiming to end cashless bail in Washington and pressure other cities to also eliminate the practice, the latest effort by the White House to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system.

The order related to the nation’s capital will task law enforcement agencies with ensuring that people arrested in the District of Columbia are held in federal custody to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, according to the White House.