It’s astonishing what can be achieved when the law is enforced. That’s the situation unfolding in the nation’s capital, as we’ve highlighted over the past few days. On Saturday morning, it was announced that the West Virginia National Guard is joining the initiative, even as Congressional and local Democrats, predictably – to use a familiar phrase – respond unwisely to the entire situation.
The efforts are yielding results. The Trump administration’s crackdown in Washington, D.C., has led to the arrest of 240 individuals and the removal of at least 38 illegal firearms. It shows effectiveness.
This vigorous enforcement initiative managed by the Trump administration targeting violent crime in Washington, D.C., has resulted in over 240 arrests and the confiscation of 38 firearms, a White House official informed Fox News.
The operations have apprehended gang members, robbery suspects, and immigration violators. On Friday alone, 52 individuals were arrested, including 28 undocumented immigrants, in addition to the seizure of three guns.
Federal teams also cleared 25 homeless encampments, and officials said those removals were carried out without confrontations or arrests.
The crucial question now is what follows these arrests; will these individuals face federal charges under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, or will they be absorbed into the District’s notorious revolving door judicial system? Ideally, it’s the former. The latter has largely contributed to the problematic state Washington is currently in.
Homeless encampments, the District’s notorious Bidenvilles, are being cleaned up as well.
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller hailed the scale of the operations and said the numbers are “breathtaking.”
“We have observed a significant removal of violent offenders, gang affiliates, and various public safety threats from the streets, along with their illegal weapons used to terrorize the city’s residents,” Miller stated to “Fox News Live.”
“Additionally, we have seen over 70 homeless encampments that have scarred and disfigured the public streets of this city, dismantled and thrown away and the homeless cleared from those encampments. At the same time, we have the National Park Service going around and getting rid of the gang graffiti that has been left untouched by this city for decades.”
That’s a pretty good day’s work by any measure.
