What Trump's crime crackdown in DC looks like in photos

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President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
South Carolina National Guardsmen patrol inside the Union Station metro, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
South Carolina National Guardsmen patrol inside the Union Station metro, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People rally against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People rally against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
An FBI officer stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
An FBI officer stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
FBI agents follow District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they escort three people out of L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
FBI agents follow District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they escort three people out of L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People rally against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People rally against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man walks a dog as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol the neighborhood near Nationals Park in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
A man walks a dog as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol the neighborhood near Nationals Park in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Members of the District Of Columbia National Guard patrol in front of Nationals Park, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Members of the District Of Columbia National Guard patrol in front of Nationals Park, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Hannah Hessel, Izzy, Joan and Andrew Ratner bang pots and pans on their porch in protest of President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Hannah Hessel, Izzy, Joan and Andrew Ratner bang pots and pans on their porch in protest of President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Women pose for a photo with members of the District of Columbia National Guard outside Nationals Park on game day in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Women pose for a photo with members of the District of Columbia National Guard outside Nationals Park on game day in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
A South Carolina National Guardsman patrols outside the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro station, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A South Carolina National Guardsman patrols outside the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro station, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Nadine Seiler, right, talks, near National Guard solders from South Carolina, outside Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Nadine Seiler, right, talks, near National Guard solders from South Carolina, outside Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Officers from various federal agencies including Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, Department of Homeland Security from the Boston Field Office, and U.S. Park Police prepare for patrols at the U.S. Park Police Rock Creek Station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Officers from various federal agencies including Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, Department of Homeland Security from the Boston Field Office, and U.S. Park Police prepare for patrols at the U.S. Park Police Rock Creek Station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
South Carolina National Guardsmen patrol at the base of the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
South Carolina National Guardsmen patrol at the base of the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People march to protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People march to protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard prepares to depart their position across Audi Field following an MLS soccer game between D.C. United and Inter Miami CF in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard prepares to depart their position across Audi Field following an MLS soccer game between D.C. United and Inter Miami CF in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the U street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the U street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol the train passenger area in Union Station, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol the train passenger area in Union Station, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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2:20 PM on Thursday, August 21

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedestrians walk their dogs past parked military vehicles. Commuters move past National Guards at metro stations. Baseball fans are watched by soldiers as they go to a game in Nationals Park.

For a second week, parts of the nation’s capital are looking like an occupied territory as President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown expands. Families who don't like the federal takeover bang pots and pans outside their homes and others hold signs outside Union Station by guards, calling the declaration of a public safety emergency a “manufactured crisis.”

Read more through live updates, see more photos of patrols in Columbia Heights, and last week's patrols in photos.

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This is a photo gallery curated by Associated Press photo editors.

 

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