Bondi announces nearly 200 arrests 'and counting' as federal agents swarm nation's capital

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday declared there have been nearly arrests in the nation's capital including those of murder individuals and illegal gun offenders since the Trump administration federalized the city to tackle crime Bondi released Friday afternoon there have been arrests in Washington D C and counting Among those arrested were two homicide persons suspected drug traffickers suspected illegal gun offenders and two sexual predators according to Bondi AG BONDI STRIPS POWER FROM DC POLICE CHIEF RESCINDS SANCTUARY CITY PROTECTIONS IN CRIME CRACKDOWN OPERATIONShe added there were arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE which has assisted D C 's Metropolitan Police Department MPD in reinforcing patrols and manning city checkpoints since President Donald Trump took crisis control of the police force on Monday This is what happens when you truly enforce the law Bondi wrote in a post on X We re taking back our Nation s Capital Together we will make D C Beautiful Safe Again DC POLICE ANNOUNCE MAJOR ACTION ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AFTER TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWNTrump federalized the MPD under section of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of the police force for days Hundreds of National Guard members have been spotted in the city along with agents from federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI Drug Enforcement Administration DEA U S Capitol Police and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives ATF Nearly people were arrested on Wednesday night alone including illegal immigrants AG PAM BONDI SUGGESTS TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN IN DC WILL HELP LATINO RESIDENTSBondi's announcement comes one day after she rescinded illegal immigration protections in D C and instated an urgency police commissioner for the police department Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator DEA Terry Cole will take over for Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith who has come under fire for directives that limited cooperation with federal immigration officers Bondi's order Restoring Safety and Prevention to the District of Columbia targeted the city's sanctuary city policies and nixed limits on how MPD could interact with illegal immigrants Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this overview