Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.

The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

Washington sued Donald Trump on Friday over his attempted takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force, escalating a power struggle between the U.S. president and the city's leadership. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to take control of the district's police force,

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his tough-on-crime agenda, relying on obscure statutes and a supposed state of emergency to speed up the mass deportation of people in the United States illegally.

Photos show federal law enforcement officers throughout the nation's capital as President Donald Trump vows to crack down on crime throughout Washington, D.C.

A White House official has today revealed that more than 240 arrests have been made in the district since President Donald Trump's federal takeover began.

WASHINGTON -- Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking a late-night slice or falafel. A robust but not unusual contingent of city police cruisers lingered around the edges of the crowds. At other late-night hot spots, nearly identical scenes unfolded.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser left the district as law enforcement activity surged following the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and mobilization of the National Guard.