Residents in a Washington DC neighbourhood with one of the city’s largest Latino populations say they have seen a surge in immigration raids since the Trump administration launched its crime crackdown.

“People are walking around scared,” one resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said. “I’ve never seen the streets so empty.”

More than 1,000 arrests have been made across the US capital since the crackdown started on 11 August - nearly half were of suspected illegal immigrants, according to the White House.