Overview

• Officials report 2,234 National Guard members on duty across Washington, including units from six states augmenting the D.C. Guard.
• About 110 troops are assigned to a White House-directed 'Safe and Beautiful' cleanup effort in Lafayette Park, the National Mall and the Tidal Basin.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi says the crackdown has produced 1,178 arrests and 123 seized firearms, with the White House reporting 84 arrests Tuesday, including 40 undocumented people with prior arrest records.
• Authorities say some Guard units are now authorized under Title 32 to carry M4 rifles and M17 pistols, while cleanup teams remain unarmed and police handle arrests.
• Federal actions now include U.S. Department of Transportation control over Union Station and the clearing of 49 homeless encampments, as a magistrate judge labeled aspects of the arrest practices 'not legally acceptable.'