Fact-check · Aug 14, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We moved out 5000 career criminals.”
UNCONFIRMEDSaid in 3 broadcasts
What the record shows
White House announced 5,000 career criminals removed from DC; no independent ICE, DOJ, or DC police dataset published to verify this specific figure.
Sources
- Trump: We Removed in Washington as an Example, Almost 5,000 Career Criminals, It’s a Clean City :: Grabien - The Multimedia Marketplace :: Grabien - The Multimedia Marketplace
- Trump's Unprecedented Purge at the Department of Justice ...
- Trump: We've eliminated 1,700 professional criminals in Washington DC.
- Taking Stock: Trump Administration Record on Detention and Removals
- President Trump celebrates his admin’s work to kick crime to the curb
- Watch CBS News
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 14, 2026
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