The National Guard was officially deployed in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night, joining hundreds of federal law enforcement agents in the Capitol during the second day of President Donald Trump’s controversial crime crackdown, which was launched amid a 30-year low in violent crime for the D.C.

The National Guard began to appear in Washington, DC, tonight, a day after President Donald Trump placed the nation’s capital’s police department “under direct federal control.” Follow for live news updates.

President Donald Trump Monday announced a temporary federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to tackle what he called a "situation of complete and total lawlessness" in the capital.