After President Donald Trump announced his administration would take control of Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of National Guard members began arriving in the capital.

Associated Press journalists have observed National Guard units and federal agents in several neighborhoods across Washington, D.C. Some residents and commuters in the Navy Yard neighborhood shared their reactions to the increased presence of the National Guard and police.

“A part of me feels like the National Guard is here mostly during the day, and it feels more like a scare tactic about immigration than about the violence in the city,” said Gabriella Memarian, who has lived in Navy Yard for two years.

“It’s definitely become a different neighborhood in the last two years, especially in the last six months. Not only is there more violence — especially by juveniles — but that’s something that affects me at night,” Memarian added.

Poet Taylor, who lives in Northeast D.C. and has commuted to Navy Yard for work for the past 10 years, said it has a lot to do with the National Guard’s approach and attitude toward people.

“If I came to you and I’m like, ‘Hey girl, hey,’ you’re smiling. How would that be received? If I came to you and was like, ‘What up though? What you doing?’ How would that be received? And that’s what you’re seeing with the National Guard right now,” said Taylor.

“And if you’re really here to make sure we’re all safe, then shouldn’t we all be leading with love and giving grace?” Taylor added.