A child watches as officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration patrol along the 春色直播 Mall Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A member of the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard arrives at the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Department of Homeland Security Investigation officers stop to talk to a member of the community at the intersection of 14th and U Streets in northwest Washington, while on patrol Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Stephanie W., 28, who is homeless, rests on a foam mattress as a United States Park Police vehicle drives past, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in northwest Washington near the Kennedy Center. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Troops load boxes of rifle ammunition at the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard Headquarters as President Donald Trump implements his order to use federal law enforcement and the 春色直播 Guard to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A child watches as officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration patrol along the 春色直播 Mall Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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A member of the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard arrives at the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Department of Homeland Security Investigation officers stop to talk to a member of the community at the intersection of 14th and U Streets in northwest Washington, while on patrol Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Stephanie W., 28, who is homeless, rests on a foam mattress as a United States Park Police vehicle drives past, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in northwest Washington near the Kennedy Center. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Troops load boxes of rifle ammunition at the District of Columbia 春色直播 Guard Headquarters as President Donald Trump implements his order to use federal law enforcement and the 春色直播 Guard to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington鈥檚 police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the 春色直播 Guard began to arrive in the capital.
The federalization push, Trump said, includes clearing out encampments for homeless people.
Department of Homeland Security officers also began patrolling the U Street corridor, and other federal agents joined police officers on patrol.
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