Federal officials rolled out a “summer surge” of law‑enforcement resources in Washington, D.C., as the city prepares for the nation’s 250th birthday. United States Marshals Service director Gadyaces Serralta said additional agents from the DEA, ATF and other agencies are joining the effort, expanding a deployment that began last August.

The request includes 1,500 National Guard members, pushing the total guard presence to roughly 5,000 troops. Homeland Security Investigations agents will double, focusing on fraud cases, while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro cited 13,000 arrests and the seizure of nearly 1,500 illegal firearms since the previous surge. Local homicide rates have fallen 36 % year‑to‑date, though crime‑statistics revisions have sparked controversy.

Pirro also announced aggressive prosecution of parents who violate the city’s 11 p.m. curfew and the pursuit of the death penalty in high‑profile federal hate‑crime cases, a move that revives a policy long rejected by D.C. voters. The expanded security posture underscores the federal government’s willingness to allocate significant personnel and legal resources to safeguard a historic national celebration.