Washington -At the same time, President Trump announced the federal growth of law enforcement agencies in the capital of the country in an attempt to hack violent crimes, internal government data received by CBS News show that almost 40% of more than 3,500 arrests carried out since the beginning of the operation in early August were associated with strict immigration.
The statistics of the federal government shows that as of September 29, federal and local law enforcement officers appointed for the high -profile operation of the Trump administration in Washington, the District of Colombia, reported a little over 3550 arrests.
Almost 1400 of these arrests were considered administrative arrests as a result of the US immigration and customs activities, or ICE, the Federal Agency, heading the campaign of Trump by deportation. These arrests are connected with immigrants that the ice is striving for deporting from the alleged civil violations of the Federal Immigration Law, such as the illegal entry into the United States or an overestimation of a visa. It is not clear how many of those who are arrested by ICE had a criminal story in addition to their alleged violations of civil immigration.
The data indicate that the rest of the arrests had a criminal connection. Approximately 8-week operation led to the arrest of 13 murder suspects, almost 500 drug arrests and about 300 arrests related to firearms. More than two dozen arrests participated in people accused of crimes related to sex.
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Agents and officers deployed throughout capital also seized more than 300 illegal weapons and released about 650 links to misconduct, plus more than 300 quotes per track, according to the data.
Federal data also suggest that ice agents visited more than 130 jobs in Washington. These visits can be predecessors to investigate whether people in the United States work illegally.
CBS news analysis Of the first three weeks, the deployment of the President of the DC showed that a violent crime almost doubled compared to the same 19 days in 2024.
Although the emergency order of Trump requires the local DC police to help Federal officials expiredImmigration and other federal agents continue to work in the district. The metropolitan police department has also been preserved Change in politics Since August, this allows local police officers to share information with federal immigration officials about persons who are not in custody. It also allows police to transport federal immigration agents and detainees in custody.
According to federal figures, as of September 29, approximately 3,000 people out of almost two dozen federal and local agencies were deployed in Washington, including more than 1300 troops of the National Guard and 250 agents from the Ministry of Internal Security, federal data showed. This includes almost 200 people from national security investigations, as well as operations to ensure ice and removal. More than 130 FBI agents and at least nine prosecutors from the US prosecutor’s office in the Club of Colombia were deployed as part of effort.
When citywide “Emergency” declared Mr. Trump finished on September 10, the mayor of the Colombia district, Muriel Bauser, announced to reporters to the press conference that “immigration law enforcement is not what the MPD does, and with the end of the emergency, it will not be what the MPD does in the future.”
When asked about clarifications about cooperation between the DC police and the immigration authorities, the boxer said: “I know what is happening on the ground, and the ice does not patrol with the MPD.”
A surge in the memphise
A similar jump in law enforcement agencies is currently held in Memphis, Tennessee, where 650 people out of 19 federal and state institutions are patrolled by streets. Until now, polych teams have made 93 arrests, including 69 criminal arrests for illegal firearms, drugs and sexual crimes, according to the US government, analyzed by CBS News. But the target group also held 24 civilian immigration arrests.
The deployment includes more than 100 agents sent by agencies at the Ministry of Internal Security, including officials from the HSI, customs and border protection of the United States, as well as federal protective services.
Earlier this month, surrounded by Governor Tennessee Bill Lee, Mr. Trump Signed the order Standing the federal target group, in order to send to Memphis, the efforts that he called the “copy” of federal law enforcement efforts in the Colombia district, according to the analysis of the CBS News group, violent crimes in Memphis decreased by 32% this year compared to the same period of time in 2024.
The Law of Tennessee demands that the local police collaborate with the federal immigration law enforcement agency, including ICE, the prohibition of the sanctuary throughout the state. Recent legislation obliges the staff and local police to notify the federal authorities if they are faced with someone in the United States illegally. More than 20 agencies throughout the state are currently participating in the so -called ICE 287 (G) program, which is designed to replace local officers to fulfill certain immigration functions and expand the possibilities of the immigration conclusion of the federal government.
In Memphis, local leaders said that their focus is control over crime, and not acting as immigration agents, but the state law leaves little space for discretion. Earlier this month, the mayor Paul Young recognized the concern of the community about the increase in federal law enforcement agencies, but promised to use federal resources “effectively and for the benefit of the inhabitants of our great city.”
Lee Harris, the mayor of the Shelby district, which includes Memphis, told CBS News that he plans to declare an emergency to cover growing prison expenses. The new mandate of the Trump administration in Memphis caused concern from the groups of civil rights, such as AcluWho warns that repression is at risk of covering immigrants from stopping traffic and other ordinary interactions with the police, increasing fear for thousands of residents.
What will happen next
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landrie asked 1000 national guards to take part in his state. In a letter to the Minister of Defense, Pit Hegset on Monday, the Republican leader asked the troops to help “supplement the presence of law enforcement agencies in areas with high crime, ensure logistics support and communication and ensure critical infrastructure.”
Landri noted that cities such as the New Orleans, Baton -Rouge and Srivport, have a higher crime rate, which is a problem aggravated by the absence of law enforcement officials.
During the meeting of military leaders at the beginning of this week, Mr. Trump proposed additional cities, which he considered “unsafe”, including Chicago, can see similar deployments of the National Guard and military units.
In the Chicago area, the immigration service officials conducted more than 900 arrests in the framework of efforts, called the operation of Midway Blitz, which began in early September, although the National Guard was still not involved. In Portland, federal officials were sent to strengthen the ice object after several weeks of confrontation and protests outside the site. The president is also promised Send the troops of the National Guard to Portland.
“We must use some of these dangerous cities as training fields for our military,” Mr. Trump said military leaders on Tuesday.
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