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Federal Agents Set up Checkpoint on Streets of DC Amid Trump Crackdown
Federal and local agencies conducted a coordinated crackdown resulting in 103 arrests, including 24 firearms seized and 23 undocumented individuals detained, amid rising violent crime in the capital.
- Invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, President Donald Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department, deploying federal agents and National Guard troops, resulting in more than 100 arrests in Washington, D.C.
- Highlighting high-profile crimes, Trump argued that a surge in shootings and attacks on government employees in Washington, D.C. justified federal action.
- During Tuesday’s enforcement efforts, nearly 1,500 authorities, including 700 federal agents, 30 National Guard troops, and 750 MPD personnel, assisted in arrests, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
- Acknowledge the crackdown’s early impact, as White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said `President Trump’s bold leadership is quickly making our nation’s capital safer` and over 100 arrests occurred in Washington, D.C.
- President Donald Trump said he wants the law enforcement presence to last longer than the 30 days it’s currently slated for, but Congress would need to approve any extension.
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Federal officials have arrested more than 100 people in Trump’s DC crackdown
Law enforcement has arrested more than 100 people in Washington, D.C., since Aug. 7 as President Donald Trump federalized the city’s police force and emphasized fighting crime in the area, a White House official told the Washington Examiner. Trump federalized…
Federal officials have arrested more than 100 people in Trump’s DC crackdown - Washington Examiner
Law enforcement has arrested more than 100 people in Washington, D.C., since Aug. 7 as President Donald Trump federalized the city’s police force and emphasized fighting crime in the area, a White House official told the Washington Examiner. Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday as several other federal agencies, including the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, Cust…
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DC Police chief praises federal assistance after Trump admin helps arrest over 100 suspects
Smith, a Democrat, said the additional help has been welcomed because her officers have been stretched thin over the amount of crime in the city. A recent report found Washington, D.C.'s homicide rate is the fourth highest in the country.
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