More than 800 law enforcement officers hit the streets in Washington D.C., on Monday and made more than 20 arrests, the first day that President Donald Trump ordered federal management of the city’s police department, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

“Yesterday, President Trump took bold action to finally restore law and order right here in our nation’s capital,” Leavitt said Tuesday during a news conference that aired live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 online streaming platform.

“The president declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia, federalized the D.C. police department, and mobilized the D.C. National Guard to end violent crime in our nation’s capital as part of the president’s massive law enforcement surge,” Leavitt said. “Last night, approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of 23 arrests, including multiple other contacts last night.

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