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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: Members of the National Guard stand by at Union Station on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump optimistic about tackling D.C. crime after federal takeover effort results in nearly 400 arrests, including 135 illegal aliens

President Donald Trump emphasized that Washington, D.C., is evolving into a much safer and less crime-plagued territory following his directives for a federal crackdown on crime in the district, which currently ranks fourth in the nation for homicide rates.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 14: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents detain an immigrant on October 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. ICE agents said the immigrant, a legal resident with a Green Card, was a convicted criminal and member of the Alabama Street Gang in the Canoga Park area. ICE builds deportation cases against thousands of immigrants living in the United States. Green Card holders are also vulnerable to deportation if convicted of certain crimes. The number of ICE detentions and deportations from California has dropped since the state passed the Trust Act in October 2013, which set limits on California state law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

ICE receives over 100K applicants during nationwide recruitment campaign: ‘Dedicated men and women’

Less than two weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched its new recruitment campaign, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that they have received over 100,000 applications nationwide so far.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 11: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a press conference after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building on August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced he is placing the Department under federal control, and will deploy the National Guard to the District in order to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bondi meets with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to discuss federal takeover of D.C. police force

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with several other high-ranking officials, held a meeting to discuss President Donald Trump’s executive order federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 11: An empty Target basket is seen near the grounds of a Target store on August 11, 2025 in Austin, Texas. 3 people have died after a gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a Target store in North Austin. The suspect has been arrested after being found by police in South Austin. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas: 3 killed, suspect in custody following shooting at Target

A suspect has now been detained after three people were fatally shot outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, according to police.

(L-Top) D.C. Police Union Chair Gregg Pemberton. (Photo via: Screenshot from Fox News segment.(Background) The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department and the US Secret Service Uniformed Division responded to calls (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)

D.C. Police Union Chair praises Trump’s decision to federalize local law enforcement

Washington, D.C. Police Union Chair Gregg Pemberton commended President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily assume oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), citing the city’s rampant and “out-of-control” crime as necessitating federal intervention.

US President Donald Trump, alongside L/R Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and FBI Director Kash Patel, speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was deploying National Guard troops and putting the Washington police force under federal control to tackle crime in the US capital. "This is Liberation Day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back," Trump said at a White House press conference. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump federalizes D.C. police, deploys National Guard to fight crime and homelessness: ‘MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!’

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the Washington, D.C., police department will be placed under federal control, and he is deploying the National Guard to curb violent crime from continuing in the nation’s capital.