(NewsNation) — Washington, D.C., is suing the Trump administration in an attempt to block the “unlawful deployment of National Guard troops” in the district, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said Thursday.
The nation’s capital “did not request or consent to the deployment of National Guard troop,” Schwalb said. “Yet there are 2,300 National Guardsmen on our streets in military gear, carrying weapons, and driving armored vehicles. Their deployment to DC violates the Home Rule Act enacted by Congress 52 years ago.”
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Troops have been on the streets of the nation’s capital since Aug. 12, as part of Trump’s federal crackdown on crime that included taking control of the district’s police force and its National Guard for 30 days.
Troops are expected to to have their military orders extended through the majority of 2025, a defense official confirmed to NewsNation on Wednesday.
