Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed to the capital, which the Trump administration says is being done in an effort to combat crime.

The president visited the United States Park Police headquarters to meet approximately 300 federal employees and officers, where he thanked them for their work and said that he and D.C. residents feel safer now.

Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.

The National Guard Association of the United States is holding its general conference in Milwaukee, coinciding with Mexican Fiesta. Forward Latino and city officials reassured the public that the conference is not related to immigration enforcement.

President Donald Trump said he’ll patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night alongside police and the National Guard as his administration tightens its grip on the nation’s capital. “I’m going to be going out tonight with the police and with the military,