Federal authorities have used checkpoints around the nation's capital to screen vehicles, sometimes asking people for their immigration status after stopping them, as President Donald Trump's crackdown reaches the two-week mark in Washington.
The use of checkpoints, which can be legally controversial, is the latest indication that the White House's mass deportation agenda is central to its assertion of federal power in Washington. Federal agents and hundreds of National Guard troops have surged into Washington this month, putting some residents on edge and creating tense confrontations in the streets.
