Across the District, hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents have arrived in the city as part of President Donald Trump’s takeover of D.C. policing.

Since Trump’s announcement Monday, the new law enforcement presence has been met by the public with a mix of curiosity and vehement opposition. Sightings show Guard members with Humvees stationed at landmarks and federal agents working alongside D.C. police to carry out arrests in sometimes tense interactions.

Trump justified the exertion of executive power to reduce crime in a city he has depicted as a lawless wasteland, despite 30-year lows. After U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered sweeping changes to law enforcement policies in the city Thursday night, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued Trump and suggested, with D.

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