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Trump Launches Seven-Day Federal Law Enforcement Surge in Washington

Initial patrols delivered minimal visible federal presence, raising doubts about the operation’s impact.

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President Donald Trump announces upcoming White House press conference on violent crime in Washington, D.C.
FILE - Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser speaks as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, left, listens during a news conference in Washington, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Overview

  • President Trump ordered a multi-agency federal patrol under an executive order, mobilizing U.S. Park Police alongside the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals and other agencies.
  • The operation began at midnight on August 8 and is set to run for seven days with an option to extend 'as needed' under the March 'Making DC Safe and Beautiful' task force.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the surge responds to the assault on former DOGE staffer Edward Coristine and aims to protect residents and visitors.
  • A two-hour early-morning inspection found no significant influx of federal agents beyond the Metropolitan Police Department in key neighborhoods.
  • Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton condemned the deployment as an excessive intrusion that could undermine the District’s limited home rule, even as violent crime has fallen to decades-low levels.