The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

According to data shared with DC News Now, eight illegal guns were seized, along with 33 arrests — 15 of which were immigration related, the White House says. Other arrests were for a warrant for first-degree murder, first-degree rape, another arrest for aggravated assault and a juvenile carrying a gun and crack cocaine.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

The White House said Tuesday that homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime. “The homeless problem has

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

Protests have erupted in Washington DC after President Donald Trump deployed federal law enforcement agents for 24/7 patrols across the US capital.

A host of European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump tomorrow. The meeting comes on the heels of Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Trump has leveraged his power over the capital city to clean up crime and homeless encampments in recent days.