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Photos of the National Guard and federal agents in Washington
After President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National 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.
Camping tents seen at a homeless encampment near the Lincoln memorial, as people clean up in advance of a 10 a.m. vacate order from the city, Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A child watches as officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration patrol along the National Mall Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
George M., who has been living at a tent encampment, packs up his tent, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers on patrol in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Anthony Peltier)
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia National 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)
A head covering is removed from a person who was detained as Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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)
Department of Homeland Security Investigation officers pause at the intersection of 14th and U Streets in northwest Washington, while on patrol Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Residents of the area yell at agents of the Department of Homeland Security Investigations as they join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers to conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A person holds a sign as Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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