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SCOOP: White House touts guns and drug haul removed from DC streets as Trump’s crime blitz nets 550 arrests
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FIRST ON FOX: More than 550 arrests have been made in the nation’s capital amid President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown that began earlier in August, including officials recovering illegal firearms and removing drugs from the streets, photos shared with Fox News Digital show.
Local police and federal law enforcement officers in the city have made more than 550 arrests since Aug. 7, including the apprehensions of three known gangbangers, one of whom was an MS-13 member, according to White House data provided Wednesday to Fox News Digital.
«Thanks to President Trump’s bold actions to Make DC Safe Again, more than 550 dangerous criminals have been removed from the streets of our nation’s capital,» White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital Wednesday of the arrests.
«While the Fake News tried to sell a lie that D.C. was safe, these arrests reveal the truth,» she continued. «Hundreds of violent criminals have been arrested by federal law enforcement agents for carrying illegal weapons, distributing deadly drugs, committing armed robbery, and having ties to dangerous gangs like MS-13. President Trump is making DC safe again by enforcing the law and everyday Americans support his commonsense, tough-on-crime policies.»
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More than 550 arrests have been made in the nation’s capital amid President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown that began earlier in August (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Tuesday evening’s sweep of the city included 91 arrests, Fox News Digital learned, including 25 arrests of illegal aliens. Many of the illegal aliens arrested had prior criminal histories, according to the White House, including multiple illegal reentries, and a threat to kidnap or injure a person, destruction of property, burglary, possession of drugs and driving while intoxicated.
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The White House exclusively shared photos of items recovered during the Tuesday arrests, which included a backpack teeming with baggies of confirmed illegal substances, handguns and a knife.
The White House told Fox News Digital that law enforcement has removed substances stretching from marijuana, cocaine, meth and fentanyl from D.C. streets since the crime crackdown began Aug. 7.
Left: Photo of an illegal handgun recovered by law enforcement in Washington, D.C., the evening of Aug. 19, 2025. Right: Photo showing a knife and illegal substances recovered during crime sweeps in the nation’s capital Aug. 19, 2025. (White House)
All in, law enforcement recovered eight illegal firearms Tuesday evening, and made arrests for crimes such as an assault on a police officer, armed robbery, carrying a pistol without license, assault with deadly weapon, driving under the influence and for outstanding arrest warrants related to «Child Abuse (Death)» and involuntary manslaughter charges.
HUNDREDS ARRESTED AS TRUMP’S WASHINGTON, DC, CRIME CRACKDOWN HITS FULL STRIDE
A pair of photos showing a recovered handgun on the left and a bag of unidentified drugs on the right. (White House )
A total of 48 homeless encampments across the city have been removed as of Wednesday, Fox News Digital learned.
Trump federalized the Washington, D.C. police department Aug. 11 amid a trend of high-profile attacks and killings in the city following the wild crime trends that erupted in the U.S.’ notoriously bloody year of 2020. The more than 550 arrests are part of Trump’s March executive order, which established the Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, ahead of the president federalizing the city in August.
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Federal law enforcement and the local D.C. police have made hundreds of arrests in Washington, since Aug. 7, Fox News Digital learned. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Hundreds of National Guard members, as well as the Metropolitan Police Department and personnel from federal agencies, such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Capitol Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have taken to the streets of D.C. to conduct sweeps and root out crime. The National Guard is not making arrests, but is assisting law enforcement with deterring crime and protecting the city.
There were more than 1,950 law enforcement officials who took part in Tuesday night’s sweeps and arrests, Fox News Digital learned. The crackdown is anticipated to continue heating up, including the U.S. Marshals Service offering $500 rewards to individuals who are able to provide tips that lead to arrests.
A mine-resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicle is parked next to Union Station in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 2025, following President Donald Trump federalizing the city’s police department. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
Democrats have slammed Trump over the federalization of the city’s police department, claiming crime data show violence is trending downward.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s crime data is currently under Department of Justice investigation in response to claims the force manipulated the data to produce more favorable crime trends in recent months, Fox News reported Tuesday.
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Trump had threatened to federalize the D.C. police department in the weeks leading up to his final decision, citing a handful of high-profile crimes that have rocked the city, including the fatal shooting of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym in June; the fatal shooting of a pair of Israeli embassy staffers in May; and a brutal attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer earlier in August.
Trump championed the crime crackdown in a press conference Aug. 11, when he first announced he would federalize the local police department under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume emergency control of the capital’s police force for 30 days.
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«Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,» Trump said Aug. 11. «And we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it.»
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Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the face of the Trump administration’s campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants, will be leaving Minnesota, along with some border agents, amid violent, and sometimes deadly, clashes between federal authorities and anti-ICE agitators.
Bovino and an unspecified number of U.S. Border Patrol agents will be leaving the state as soon as Tuesday, multiple federal sources told Fox News.
«Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin later wrote on X. «As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.»
The news came the same day that President Donald Trump announced that he would be deploying border czar Tom Homan to take point in Minnesota. White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday defended Bovino, calling him a «wonderful man, and he’s a great professional.»
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People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station. Bovino will be leaving Minnesota amid contentious immigration enforcement operations, sources told Fox News. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
«He is going to very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol, throughout and across the country,» Leavitt said. «Mr. Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis to follow up.»
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Before leading operations throughout the country, Bovino was chief of the Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector in Southern California, which is responsible for 70 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and covers Imperial and Riverside counties. He will return to his previous post where he will resume his previous duties.
Bovino’s «commander of at large operations» position was created by DHS and took him outside of Border Patrol command.
Bovino has been criticized by opponents of Trump’s deportation campaign over tactics used by federal immigration authorities to apprehend criminal illegal aliens.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a harsh critic of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, praised news of Bovino’s impending departure from Minnesota.
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A Border Patrol agent chatted with a protester in Minnesota on Thursday, finding common ground over military service. (Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful)
«Gestapo Greg is out. Keep the pressure up. It’s working,» he wrote on X.
In another post, he called for the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
News of Bovino’s departure came after a deadly weekend in which 37-year-old nurse Alex J. Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Pretti, who was armed with a handgun, was filming federal officers on a Minneapolis street.
Authorities said Pretti was resisting disarmament when he was shot.
At the time, authorities were targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic assault for intentional conflict with bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license.
Trump said Homan will report «directly to me» and will help lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
«I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,» Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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«Separately, a major investigation is going on with respect to the massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud that has taken place in Minnesota, and is at least partially responsible for the violent organized protests going on in the streets,» he continued.
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Represión en Irán: el régimen detiene a manifestantes heridos en los hospitales como parte de la represión
Miles de manifestantes heridos en las recientes protestas en Irán habrían sido retirados de hospitales y detenidos por fuerzas de seguridad, según denunció la relatora especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre Irán, Mai Sato. Esta práctica constituiría una violación grave del derecho a la atención médica, protegido por la legislación internacional.
La experta, que también es profesora en la Universidad Birkbeck de Londres, declaró que recibió múltiples informes sobre el retiro forzoso de pacientes en hospitales de diversas provincias. En declaraciones a Reuters, Sato explicó que familias acudieron a los hospitales al día siguiente de los incidentes y no encontraron a sus seres queridos. Además, señaló que las familias enfrentan demandas de entre USD 5.000 y USD 7.000 para recuperar los cuerpos de sus familiares fallecidos, una carga económica significativa ante las dificultades actuales en el país.
El grupo de derechos humanos HRANA, con sede en Estados Unidos, estima que la cifra de muertos vinculados a las protestas asciende a 5.937, incluyendo 214 miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad. Por su parte, las autoridades iraníes reconocen oficialmente 3.117 fallecidos. Tanto Sato como Reuters aclararon que no han podido verificar de forma independiente estos datos, aunque la relatora considera que las víctimas mortales superan ampliamente las cifras oficiales.
Miembros del personal sanitario en Irán, entrevistados bajo condición de anonimato por Reuters, confirmaron que las fuerzas de seguridad han irrumpido en hospitales, retirando a pacientes y buscando los registros de manifestantes heridos para proceder a su detención. Un médico de la ciudad de Rasht relató que, tras ser operados por heridas de bala, decenas de pacientes fueron sacados por la Guardia Revolucionaria sin que se sepa su paradero. Una enfermera y dos médicos en hospitales de Teherán aseguraron que agentes de la Guardia y la policía revisaron habitaciones en busca de manifestantes heridos.
Estas acciones han disuadido a la población de buscar atención médica, por temor a ser arrestados, lo que representa un riesgo para la vida y la salud de los heridos. Sato advirtió que esta conducta vulnera el principio de neutralidad médica, protegido por los Convenios de Ginebra, que garantizan la protección de doctores, hospitales y pacientes para asegurar una atención imparcial.
Según informes citados por Sato, las fuerzas de seguridad han disparado a manifestantes en el pecho y la cabeza en las 31 provincias del país, apuntando a órganos vitales y haciendo uso de la fuerza letal de manera indiscriminada. El derecho internacional solo permite este tipo de acciones como último recurso y de forma proporcionada. Sato afirmó que estos hechos podrían constituir “muertes ilegales y ejecuciones arbitrarias”, además de alertar sobre un aumento de lesiones oculares causadas por perdigones en las protestas recientes.
La relatora también denunció que las exigencias de pago para la entrega de cadáveres agravan el sufrimiento de las familias, al combinar el dolor con la extorsión. Señaló que el intento de las autoridades iraníes de calificar a los manifestantes de “terroristas” o “alborotadores” busca justificar la represión de lo que describió como un movimiento local y espontáneo.
Al menos 240 confesiones forzadas han sido transmitidas recientemente por la televisión estatal de Irán, según denunció un grupo de derechos humanos. Los videos presentan a los arrestados confesando crímenes que incluyen violencia contra miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad, colaboración con opositores o potencias extranjeras y la simple interacción con cuentas críticas en redes sociales.
Diversas organizaciones, entre ellas Amnistía Internacional, han calificado estas grabaciones de “videos de propaganda” y han denunciado que las confesiones serían obtenidas bajo tortura física y psicológica. Se ha reportado que los detenidos son obligados a firmar declaraciones que no pueden leer y a admitir delitos que no cometieron, incluidas acciones pacíficas de disenso.
El jefe del poder judicial iraní, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, ha encabezado personalmente algunas de estas interrogaciones televisadas. Según Roya Boroumand, directora del Centro Abdorrahman Boroumand para los Derechos Humanos en Irán con sede en Estados Unidos, estas confesiones cumplen varias funciones: fabricar legitimidad política, presentar a los manifestantes como agentes violentos de intereses extranjeros y desincentivar la disidencia. Boroumand afirmó que este tipo de prácticas se utilizan para humillar y desacreditar a los opositores, además de recordar a la sociedad el alto costo de desafiar al Estado.
Las protestas, originadas por motivos económicos, se transformaron en un movimiento masivo contra la república islámica, especialmente a partir del 8 de enero, cuando las autoridades impusieron un apagón de internet. Miles de personas murieron durante la represión de las manifestaciones, según datos de la organización Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), que también contabilizó más de 41.000 arrestos y 240 confesiones forzadas durante el operativo.
El Centro para los Derechos Humanos en Irán (CHRI) ha calificado la escala actual de confesiones forzadas como sin precedentes, subrayando que estas declaraciones suelen ser la única prueba utilizada para condenar, incluso en casos donde se impone la pena de muerte. Boroumand explicó que al exhibir a los disidentes confesando actos como “colusión con potencias extranjeras”, el Estado legitima la represión con el argumento de proteger la seguridad nacional y usa la confesión televisiva como prueba de culpabilidad para justificar castigos severos.
(Con información de Reuters y AFP)
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