WHITE HOUSE: 300 ILLEGAL ALIENS AMONG 719 ARRESTS IN FEDERAL D.C. CRACKDOWN; ICE/HSI, FBI, SECRET SERVICE DEPLOYED AS TRUMP EYES CHICAGO, NYC

The White House says 719 arrests have been made in Washington, D.C., since Aug. 7 in a federally led crime crackdown that integrated immigration enforcement; roughly 300 arrestees were identified as illegal aliens tied to additional alleged offenses. Operations involved more than 2,300 federal agents from ICE/HSI, the FBI, and the Secret Service alongside National Guard support. President Trump said Chicago — and potentially New York City — would be targeted next and floated a national emergency if Congress does not extend the 30‑day troop deployment limit. The surge has prompted legal and civil-liberties concerns about federal authority and due process.