The total number of arrests since President Trump federalized the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department and sent federal troops and agents onto the streets of our nation’s capital less than one week ago has surpassed 240.
25 more homeless encampments were also removed on Friday. The Gateway Pundit reported that 75 emcampments were already bulldozed by federal officials by Friday afternoon.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday that 45 arrests were made, 29 of which were “immigration related” and 16 tied to the violent crime surge.
OVERNIGHT IN DC
The FBI and our partners made 45 arrests – 29 immigration-related, 16 tied to the violent crime surge, and 3 firearm seizures.
Charges include:
Assault on a federal officer
Possession of child sex abuse material
Illegal firearms
Drug trafficking…— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 14, 2025
On Friday, Patel reported 18 additional arrests on Thursday night, including a murderer and a rapist, and eight illegal firearms were siezed along with multiple siezures of illegal drugs.
“We’re now over 120 arrests since President Trump’s initiative began,” Patel said. “The good cops are getting the job done.”
18 more arrests with federal partners last night in Washington DC.
-8 firearms recovered from criminals
-Multiple seizures of illegal drugs
-One arrest on warrant for murder
-One arrest on warrant for rapeWe’re now over 120 arrests since President Trump’s initiative began.…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 15, 2025
Patel provided another update on Saturday, revealing that on Friday and Saturday morning, another 52 arrests were made, including vehicle theft, drug, and assault on an officer charges.
“More to come,” he said in an ominous warning to law breakers in the capital.
FBI numbers from August 15-16, as of early this morning:
-52 arrests total from federal partners
-19 arrests from @FBI
-4 firearm recoveries
-3 drug seizuresCharges include:
-Theft of vehicle
-Drug offenses
-Assault on an officerMore to come. Thanks to the great…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 16, 2025
28 of the 52 arrests on Friday were reportedly “defined as migrants.”
Per Fox 5 DC:
A White House official has today revealed that more than 240 arrests have been made in the district since President Donald Trump’s federal takeover began.
What we know: This initiative, which is in compliance with the President’s March Executive Order, saw 52 arrests during Friday night’s operations. In total, 38 firearms have been seized since the initiative began August 7. This is more than double the more than 120 arrests reported by FBI Director Kash Patel just a few days ago.
In addition to the arrests, 25 homeless encampments were removed during Friday’s reporting period. Officials noted that teams reported no negative confrontations and did not make any arrests during the removals.
According to a White House official, 22 multi-agency teams were deployed throughout all seven districts in D.C. to promote public safety and arrest violent offenders. The official stated there were over 1,800 participants in last night’s operations.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump announced on Monday that he is taking federal control over Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department and authorizing the use of national guard troops to solve the “public safety emergency” in the nation’s capital.
The President signed two executive actions on Monday, including invoking powers under section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act and sending statutorily required letters to the DC Mayor and the necessary congressional committees. Section 740 requires the President to notify committee chairmen and the mayor in order to federalize the Metropolitan police for more than forty-eight hours.
“This is Liberation Day in DC, and we’re going to take our capital back,” he said.
Hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents are being positioned throughout the capital to patrol the streets and arrest criminals and illegal aliens.
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