(NewsNation) — It’s been a little over a week since President Trump sent federal agents and National Guard troops into Washington, D.C. to clean up the city’s crime.
So far, Trump’s administration has touted over 450 arrests, with those numbers continuing to increase. However, the surge hasn’t come without its share of criticism. Mainly, critics note that plenty of tourists see the agents and troops. Criminals? Not so much.
Gady Serralta, director of the U.S. Marshals Service and coordinator of the 16 federal agencies involved in the D.C. takeover, told “CUOMO” the criticism is completely false based on his team’s efforts.
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“Crime is going to be down,” he said. “It’s going to stay down. Our goal is to stamp it out completely.”
Federal agencies have made over 550 arrests: Serralta
Serralta dived into some of the statistics about how the city has fared so far, including over 551 arrests and the seizure of 75 firearms…