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Appeals Court Pauses Order Requiring Withdrawal of D.C. National Guard

The administrative stay preserves the deployment without addressing whether the president’s use of Guard troops is lawful.

Members of the National Guard cross the street near the site of a shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
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Members of the District of Columbia National Guard pick up trash by the Capitol reflecting pool, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
National Guardsmen patrol in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Overview

  • A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel granted an administrative stay, halting enforcement of the Dec. 11 withdrawal deadline while it reviews the case.
  • Judge Jia Cobb had ruled on Nov. 20 that the deployment was likely unlawful and temporarily blocked it with a 21-day hold to allow appeal.
  • The order explicitly states it is not a decision on the merits and only maintains the status quo pending further action by the court.
  • More than 2,000 Guard members remain in Washington after Trump’s August deployment, and the administration moved to add 500 following a shooting that killed one guard member.
  • D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit challenges the president’s authority over local policing as related cases in other cities advance toward likely Supreme Court review.