Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops
West Virginia National Guard soldiers patrol near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to use federal law enforcement to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
Some people facing nonviolent charges have remained jailed for days in Washington while waiting for their initial court appearances. Their lawyers believe the government is prosecuting lower-level cases that are typically handled by local authorities and don't belong in federal court — or any court. During a hearing Monday, Magistrate Judge Faruqui said he was “absolutely flabbergasted” that Riley was jailed for a week before prosecutors elected to drop the case. Faruqui, a former prosecutor, said it appears that the officers stopped Riley, a Black man, solely because his satchel appeared to be weighed down by something heavy.
The magistrate judge's rebuke drew a sharp response from Pirro, a former Fox News host whom Trump appointed in May. “It’s not zero sum. If there is a surge in prosecutions, there has to be a surge in the protection of human dignity,” he said.
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