Trump's D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. NPR looks at cases of those swept up

"A little more than three weeks ago, President Trump placed the Washington, D.C., police under federal control and put the National Guard on the city's streets to crush crime and "clean up" the nation's capital. Although crime in D.C. was already in decline after spiking during the pandemic, the administration has cast the operation, which also includes a surge of federal law enforcement officers, as a major success. "We've had some incredible results," Trump said last month while visiting law enforcement officers in southeast D.C. "It's like a different place. It's like a different city." Trump, who travels in an armored limousine with a huge security detail, also said: "I feel very safe now.""

"The White House said on Tuesday that 1,669 people have been arrested since the president's surge of federal officers into the nation's capital began on Aug. 7. A sizeable chunk of those arrests are for immigration-related offenses. The administration has not provided the names or case numbers for any of the individuals who have been arrested or what they've been charged with on an individual basis, despite repeated NPR requests for such information. NPR combed through court records and other data for the first two weeks of Trump's takeover of D.C. police Aug. 11 to Aug. 25 to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge for non-immigration offenses and what charges they are facing."

Federal authorities placed Washington, D.C. police under federal control and deployed the National Guard and additional federal law enforcement to address crime. Officials reported 1,669 arrests since the operation began on Aug. 7, with a substantial portion for immigration-related offenses. Names and individual case numbers for arrested people have not been released. Court records and other data covering Aug. 11–25 were reviewed to clarify non-immigration arrests and charges resulting from the federal surge. The District of Columbia lacks a local district attorney; the U.S. Attorney handles most local and federal prosecutions while the D.C. Attorney General handles juvenile matters and certain adult misdemeanors.

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