National Guard deploys to Washington; authorities strengthen criminal suppression

As of Wednesday afternoon, about 400 DC National Guard members reported their posts in the country’s capital in response to the president Donald Trump’s A U.S. Army official told Fox News that directives that help make Washington “safe, clean and beautiful” told the news.

Hundreds of DCs National Guard Forces are expected to report on duty on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, with significantly higher presence on the ground on Wednesday evenings. By the end of this week, all 800 people activated are expected to report on duty.

Law enforcement officers have arrested 103 arrests since Trump announced the “federal” DC and the order to combat crime on August 7, and announced more law enforcement officers have entered the streets.

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Guards were found on military vehicles near the National Shopping Center Wednesday night. Forces gathered on the DC Armory and then deployed near the monument and near the American park buildings near Anacostia in the southeastern United States

In addition to sending guards, Trump also placed the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Under federal control, the domestic rules law is used, which allows him to enforce it for up to 30 days.

On Monday, federal and local authorities 23 arrestedincluding suspects who were asked to commit for murder, gun crimes and other crimes. On Tuesday, they arrested 43 people and seized 24 shots.

On Tuesday night, only 30 National Guards were on the ground, but more than 1,450 were involved in the operation, including 750 Metropolitan Police Department officials and federal law enforcement officers.

Starting Wednesday night, operations will be active around the clock, not just at night.

Law enforcement officers have arrested 103 people since August 7, 2025, when President Donald Trump announced the “Federal” DC and the order to combat crime. (Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters)

Guard members point police to the stage area of operation Washington, DC (Craig Hudson for the Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Action led by the White House will not only address homelessness within the region. For those camping in Washington, D.C. Federal Park within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the choice is to leave, go to a homeless shelter or go to jail.

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Trump described the federalization of the police as “the liberation day of Washington, D.C.,” declaring: “We will bring the capital back.

David Spunt of Fox News and Emma Colton of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.