By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hundreds of additional National Guard troops are headed to Washington, D.C., from half a dozen Republican-led states, bolstering President Donald Trump's aggressive move to flood the city with soldiers and federal agents in what he says is an effort to fight violent crime.

On Monday night alone, 52 arrests were reported, including an alleged MS-13 gang member with previous convictions for DWI and drug possession, according to the White House official. Nine illegal firearms were also reportedly seized. Other charges issued Monday include:

Three U.S. states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.

The New Jersey Democrat charged that Trump’s push to clean up DC and end sanctuary city policies “show us each and every day how much of a bigot he is.”

The White House has dispatched social media teams alongside FBI agents executing arrest warrants in the nation's capital to generate videos that promote U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia,

For two days, small groups of federal officers have been visible in scattered areas of the city. That is about to change, the administration says.

The White House on Monday revealed photos of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, as President Donald Trump moved to take direct federal control of the city’s police and deploy 800 troops in a sweeping crime crackdown.

A day after the White House’s historic gathering of President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, Trump said the administration is working to set up a meeting

Three states are deploying hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the Trump administration. A White House official told CBS News the troops "may be armed," but they won't be making arrests.