Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation's capital around the

President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to fight crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., but few troops were seen on Aug. 13.

On Tuesday night, more than 1,450 federal law enforcement officers and National Guard members patrolled Washington, according to a White House official. Forces made 43 arrests on Tuesday night -- nearly twice the amount they made Monday night.

Authorities also said there will be a "significantly higher national guard presence on the ground" starting Wednesday night.

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.