US EditionTrump’s Crackdown in D.C. Leaves Residents on Edge as Federal Agents Set up Checkpoints
Since Aug. 7, federal agents and National Guard troops have made 630 arrests in Washington, D.C., including 251 undocumented immigrants, intensifying enforcement efforts.
- On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, federal authorities established checkpoints around Washington, D.C., screening vehicles and detaining two workers from Martin Romero's truck near Rock Creek Park.
- Since Aug. 7 the administration has surged federal agents into the city, reflecting the White House's mass deportation agenda and asserting federal power in Washington with checkpoints.
- On Thursday morning, Martin Romero said U.S. Park Police and agents surrounded his truck—two on one side and three on the other—checked licenses and insurance, then ICE detained two coworkers while Romero's crew was left shaken.
- The city's immigrant population is rattled as daycares in Washington, D.C. curtail activities, with one partially closed Thursday amid fears of nearby agents; Mayor Muriel Bowser said checkpoints are inevitable.
- Legal experts warn the Constitution limits constant immigration stops, a federal judge blocked indiscriminate stops in Southern California, and President Donald Trump is expected to join a patrol in D.C. on Thursday night.
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Trump's immigration crackdown brings checkpoints and new fears to Washington
Federal and local police are setting up checkpoints around Washington, D.C., screening vehicles and sometimes asking about immigration status.
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