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National Guard Troops stand outside Union Station in Washington, D.C.

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Trump's D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. NPR looks at cases of those swept up

NPR combed through court records and other data related to Trump's takeover of D.C. police to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge and what charges they are facing.

DC crime and feds

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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks from behind a lectern during a news conference on August 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference on Aug. 26 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Media

Fox bosses privately called U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro 'reckless maniac' and more

Her colleagues made those remarks after the 2020 presidential election, when Pirro used her platform to amplify baseless claims of election fraud. She is now the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard next to an M-ATV vehicle scan the area as they patrol outside Union Station, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard next to an M-ATV vehicle scan the area as they patrol outside Union Station, Sunday, Aug. 31, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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How Trump could try to deploy troops over states' objections, according to law expert

President Trump may have conceded it is easier to send troops into states where governors have asked for them, but Georgetown law professor Stephen Vladeck argues Trump could try to get around that.

What legal paths Trump has left in push to deploy more National Guard troops

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Immigration

Guatemala says it suggested that U.S. send its unaccompanied migrant children home

As a U.S. federal judge blocked the deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, the government of Guatemala says in a statement it suggested the U.S. return its children to their home country.

Staffers of the Attorney General's Office take the data of relatives outside of the Returnee Reception Center while waiting for the arrival of minors deported from the United States, at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in Guatemala City on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Immigration

Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says

A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order after the U.S. attempted to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children without proper immigration proceedings.

Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in U.S. for now, judge says

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Response Team members demonstrate how the team enters a residence in the pursuit of a wanted subject at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.

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Immigration

Federal judge blocks Trump's effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States.

Julian Wachner conducts the choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Bang on a Can All-Stars at Lincoln Center in New York in 2014. Wachner, who was dismissed from his position at Trinity in 2022, has been charged with possession of child sex abuse material in Indiana.

Julian Wachner conducts the choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Bang on a Can All-Stars at Lincoln Center in New York in 2014. Wachner, who was dismissed from his position at Trinity in 2022, has been charged with possession of child sex abuse material in Indiana. Carolyn Cole/Getty Images hide caption

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Culture

Conductor Julian Wachner charged with possession of child sex abuse material

Once a prominent musician in New York City, Wachner was working as a grade school teacher in Indiana. Prosecutors have accused him of possessing sexual abuse imagery of young children.

A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss his arrest and deportation on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda.

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World

If Abrego Garcia is deported to Uganda, here's how it might happen

Experts say sending a migrant to a third-party country that they have no connection to is a costly, complex and legally questionable move.

If Abrego Garcia is deported to Uganda, here’s how it might happen

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President Trump holds a mic and stands next to National Guard members and federal officers during a visit to the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility.

President Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 21 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the district to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges

Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into open court.

Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg speaks outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland after a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case on July 10 in Greenbelt, Md.

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National

Kilmar Abrego Garcia expects to be detained by ICE again, attorney says

The lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported by the Trump administration to an El Salvadoran prison and then returned months later, says his client is now facing deportation again.

What it means that Abrego Garcia faces deportation again

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In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York.

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Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell spoke with top DOJ officials over the course of two days in late July. Asked about President Trump, she said she had never witnessed him "in any inappropriate setting in any way."

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FBI searches the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton

The FBI says its searches of Bolton's home and office was authorized by a court but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.

FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Bolton

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President Trump arrives for a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen at the White House on April 15 as photographers and reporters stand behind him.

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Politics

Timeline: Trump administration's words as critics press for Epstein records

The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records — especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise.

President Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Florida must stop expanding 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration center, judge says

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.

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