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New York Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Protesters take over DC streets, police checkpoint following Trump's federal takeover
Enraged protesters squared off against DC cops and tried to warn drivers to avoid a police checkpoint as President Trump's crime crackdown in the nation's capital continues. 'Why are you here? You are trying to arrest innocent people? What's your purpose? What's your goal? What's the motive?' one of the protesters lining the 14th Street Northwest corridor yelled at officers who had set up a traffic safety checkpoint. 3 The federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington, DC, entered its third day Wednesday, culminating in some arrests and protests. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement 'Why won't you show your face? Do you look yourself in the mirror and think 'I did a good job today?'' the activist brayed, as others shouted 'get off our streets!' waving signs that said 'ICE' and urging drivers to turn left to steer clear of the checkpoint. But it turns out the roadblock had nothing to do with the stepped-up enforcement effort and was part of a weekly safety compliance checkpoint that's been going on since 2023, the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox Digital. 3 Trump's crackdown also includes the disruption of entrenched homeless camps which litter many of the city's main thoroughfares. Getty Images Advertisement 'During the checkpoint, 344 vehicles passed through, 28 were stopped, 38 notice of infractions were issued, and MPD made one arrest for No Permit and Counterfeit Tags,' a spokesperson told the outlet. A handful of Homeland Security agents were also spotted at the checkpoint, the Washington Post reported, which wound down around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Homeless camps around the Capital were also cleaned up. Elsewhere in the capital on Wednesday, an illegal immigrant from Peru was detained by federal officers and threatened to hurt himself with a butcher knife after he was pulled over while driving his food truck. Advertisement 3 President Trump evoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, under which the president is authorized to take over local law enforcement agencies on an emergency basis for 30 days. AP 'Illegal Peruvian alien Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri presented a large butcher knife to federal officers and motioned that he'd harm himself with it when we stopped his food truck on National Park Service property in DC today,' Immigration and Customs Enforcement wrote on X. The agency said Mayuri briefly barricaded himself inside the truck before he was taken into custody. Advertisement Trump announced Monday that the federal government was assuming control of police in DC in an effort to crack down on violent crime in the district. The National Guard was also deployed, as Trump told reporters the murder rate in the city has eclipsed those in Bogotá, Colombia, and Mexico City. The takeover was executed using section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, under which the commander-in-chief can assume control of local police on an emergency basis for a period of 30 days.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Illegal migrant threatened to harm himself with butcher knife when stopped by officers in DC: ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday that an illegal migrant was detained in Washington, DC, after he was stopped by agents and subsequently motioned that he would harm himself with a butcher knife. Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri, of Peru, was stopped by federal officers on Wednesday as he was driving his food truck in the nation's capital, according to ICE. 'Capital city cleanup continues!' ICE wrote on X. 'Illegal Peruvian alien Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri presented a large butcher knife to federal officers and motioned that he'd harm himself with it when we stopped his food truck on National Park Service property in DC today,' the post continued. ICE said the man briefly barricaded himself in the truck before he was apprehended. He will be detained until a deportation decision is made, according to the agency. 3 Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri was stopped by federal officers on Wednesday as he was driving his food truck in the nation's capital. ICE 3 Mayuri motioned that he would harm himself with the butcher knife. ICE 3 Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri briefly barricaded himself in the truck before he was apprehended. ICE This comes after President Donald Trump's recent move to increase the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington in an effort to cut down on crime in the district, although the mayor has said crime had already been on the decline in the city. The federal takeover of DC would also include the deployment of the National Guard and the US Justice Department taking control of the city's police department. The arrest on Wednesday also comes amid the Trump administration's mass deportation policies targeting migrants in cities across the country.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
ICE says illegal migrant threatened to harm himself with butcher knife when stopped by officers in DC
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday that an illegal migrant was detained in Washington, D.C., after he was stopped by agents and subsequently motioned that he would harm himself with a butcher knife. Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri, of Peru, was stopped by federal officers on Wednesday as he was driving his food truck in the nation's capital, according to ICE. "Capital city cleanup continues!" ICE wrote on X. "Illegal Peruvian alien Jimmy Anderson Ayala Mayuri presented a large butcher knife to federal officers and motioned that he'd harm himself with it when we stopped his food truck on National Park Service property in D.C. today," the post continued. ICE said the man briefly barricaded himself in the truck before he was apprehended. He will be detained until a deportation decision is made, according to the agency. This comes after President Donald Trump's recent move to increase the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington in an effort to cut down on crime in the district, although the mayor has said crime had already been on the decline in the city. The federal takeover of D.C. would also include the deployment of the National Guard and the U.S. Justice Department taking control of the city's police department. The arrest on Wednesday also comes amid the Trump administration's mass deportation policies targeting migrants in cities across the country.
