FEDERAL SWEEP IN D.C.: 70 Arrested, 27 IDENTIFIED AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS ICE, NATIONAL GUARD JOIN MPD TAKEOVER

Federal agents operating under the Trump administration arrested 70 people in Washington, D.C., on Labor Day evening — including 27 identified as illegal immigrants — as part of a multi-agency surge that reassigned ICE personnel, deployed the National Guard and placed elements of the MPD under federal control. The operation, involving more than 3,200 personnel from 22 agencies, has resulted in 1,669 arrests since the federal intervention began, and officials report rescues of missing children and the clearing of dozens of homeless encampments. The intervention has prompted legal and political questions about federal overreach and the rollback of D.C. home-rule protections.