The White House announced Monday that more than 1,000 arrests have been made since President Trump ordered federal law enforcement into Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
According to officials, 111 firearms have been seized, and six known gang members were taken into custody — including individuals tied to MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. Multi-agency teams have also cleared 49 homeless encampments.
Out of the 1,007 total arrests since Aug. 7, authorities said 86 occurred Sunday night alone. That group included 37 immigrants without permanent legal status.
More than 2,100 federal officers patrolled D.C. on Sunday evening. During those operations, 10 illegal firearms were recovered, and arrests were made on charges including carrying a pistol without a license, assaulting a federal officer, and assaulting a National Guard member.
President Trump first announced the surge of federal law enforcement on Aug. 7. Days later, he declared that he would assume federal control of the D.C. police department and deploy National Guard troops.
The Home Rule Act gives the president authority to temporarily take command of the District’s police if “special conditions of an emergency nature exist.” Trump has not indicated when the federal presence will end, but last week he said he plans to request $2 billion from Congress to strengthen security across the capital.
The president has also suggested Baltimore and Chicago could be next for expanded federal policing. However, on Monday he signaled a more cautious approach, saying he prefers to be invited by state and local leaders rather than “barge in.”
“I was telling some of the people that in a certain way you really want to be asked to go. I hate to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians and bad politicians,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Last week, Trump visited federal law enforcement officers stationed in Anacostia, while Vice President Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth toured Union Station earlier in the week to review ongoing operations.
