Alleged Tren de Aragua gang member arrested in Washington DC federal takeover

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One other alleged Tren de Aragua gang member was arrested in Washington, DC on Monday night time, as Legal professional Common Pam Bondi continues to announce arrest statistics following the federal regulation enforcement takeover of the capital metropolis.

In complete, the Division of Justice says there have been over 1094 arrests and 115 unlawful weapons seized.

"87 extra arrests and 4 unlawful firearms seized final night time in Washington, DC — the place not a single carjacking has occurred over the previous week. We additionally arrested one other Tren de Aragua gang member and a person caught burning our American flag in Lafayette Park. Make DC Protected Once more!" Bondi posted to X on Tuesday morning.

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DC Metropolitan Police detain an individual after an altercation between members of the general public in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)

Bondi introduced the day prior that one other alleged member of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-based gang, was taken into custody. In previous days, there have been a whole lot of immigration-related arrests and arrests of these with alleged MS-13 ties.

President Donald Trump introduced the federal takeover earlier this month, and the streets of DC now have Nationwide Guard from quite a few states, in addition to quite a few different federal companies like ICE and the FBI conducting operations.

The brand new regulation enforcement presence is along with the Metropolitan Police Division, which now has federal designee Terry Cole, who’s the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, monitoring.

Final week, the president stated he might take the crackdown a step additional.

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Pam Bondi, US lawyer normal, throughout a swearing-in ceremony within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Might 6, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

"Washington, D.C. is SAFE AGAIN! The crowds are coming again, the spirit is excessive, and our D.C. Nationwide Guard and Police are doing a incredible job. They're out in drive, and are NOT PLAYING GAMES!!! As unhealthy because it sounds to say, there have been no murders this week for the primary time in reminiscence," the president posted to Reality Social on Friday.

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"Mayor Muriel Bowser should instantly cease giving false and extremely inaccurate crime figures, or unhealthy issues will occur, together with a whole and complete Federal takeover of the Metropolis! Washington D.C. will quickly be nice once more!!!" he continued.

Trump issued an Government Order scrapping cashless bail for these arrested in DC on Monday, which triggered swift backlash from some native Democrats.

MS-13 GANG MEMBER ARRESTED IN DC AS BONDI TOUTS ADMIN'S 'EXTRAORDINARY' CRIME CRACKDOWN

U.S. army members stroll close to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., August 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

"Pre-trial detention ought to rely on whether or not somebody is a flight danger or a menace to the general public — not whether or not they can afford bail. Money bail creates a two-tiered justice system the place poor folks keep locked up just because they can't afford bail," DC Legal professional Common Brian Schwalb posted to X on Monday night time.

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"This Government Order disregards efficient, data-driven insurance policies purely for political functions — one thing each American needs to be alarmed by. Public security and justice are enhanced when native governments can train native management. This blatant federal overreach violates the elemental precept of self-governance this nation was based on and won't make us safer," Schwalb added.

Cameron Arcand is a politics author at Fox Information Digital in Washington D.C. Story suggestions will be despatched to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand