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Early on Tuesday morning, as parents went to drop off their young children at a bilingual childcare center in north-west Washington DC, they received a message from the administrator saying that unmarked cars were parked directly outside. Shortly after 8am, federal agents in tactical vests arrested two people unaffiliated with the center, the administrator said. “While these activities are not …

In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests  The New York Times Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests  CNN As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they’re not the best indicator of public safety  NPR What Trump’s crime crackdown in DC looks like in photos  AP News National Guard’s presence slashes D.C. …

Upwards of 1,700 National Guard soldiers will be sent to 19 U.S. states to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according to a report. Citing Pentagon officials, FOX News broke the story Friday. The states include the following: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa …

The Trump administration has said it plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda, months after he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, in a case that has become a flashpoint in the president’s wider crackdown on immigration. In a filing, lawyers for Ábrego asked the courts to dismiss the case against him on grounds that it is a vindictive …

Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown  The Washington Post Pritzker slams Trump’s threat to target Chicago next: ‘We don’t play those games’  The Hill President Donald Trump says Chicago is likely next target of efforts to crack down on crime after sending National Guard to DC  ABC7 Chicago Trump Looks to Chicago Next in Federal Crackdown  The Wall Street Journal …

Upwards of 1,700 National Guard soldiers will be sent to 19 U.S. states to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according to a report. Citing Pentagon officials, FOX News broke the story Friday. The states include the following: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa …

Trump Looks to Chicago Next in Federal Crackdown  The Wall Street Journal President Donald Trump says Chicago is likely next target of efforts to crack down on crime after sending National Guard to DC  ABC7 Chicago Pritzker Calls Trump’s Threat to Target Chicago Next ‘An Authoritarian Grab of Major Cities’  Rolling Stone ‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to …

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington’s safest sites  Reuters National Guard in Washington DC to be armed amid crime crackdown  BBC Opinion | The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C.  The Washington Post Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops  The Guardian DC mayor responds to criticism that city crime data is inaccurate  WTOP Source link

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of Washington DC to be armed, as the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the capital continues. Trump ordered troops to Washington earlier in August and took control of its police force to combat what he described as “out of control” crime in the city. Just …

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he’s done in Washington, D.C., where he’s deployed 2,000 troops on the streets. “I think Chicago will be our next,” …