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D.C. Sues to Halt Trump’s National Guard Deployment as Orders Stretch Into December and Chicago Prepares

A new D.C. lawsuit contests the legality of the ongoing troop presence.

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
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At least 54 people were shot and seven were killed in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend. This violence quickly few the attention of President Donald Trump, who has floated the idea of deploying National Guard to Chicago. City and state leaders, however, acted quickly to reject the idea that crime in Chicago is out of control.

Overview

  • District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed suit calling the deployment of more than 1,000 Guard members an unlawful domestic military operation and a violation of D.C.’s Home Rule.
  • The White House said the president is authorized to use the Guard to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement, and a Guard official confirmed orders for D.C. troops have been extended through December.
  • A federal judge in California ruled this week that Trump’s earlier use of the Guard and Marines in Los Angeles was illegal, a decision that undercuts the approach though it does not directly govern D.C.
  • Planning around Chicago intensified as the Sun-Times reported Naval Station Great Lakes was secured to support an ICE command center through Sept. 30, while Vice President JD Vance said there are no immediate plans to send Guard troops.
  • Illinois and Chicago leaders moved to curb cooperation and prepared legal challenges as local data showed violent crime had been falling before the federal surge, even as Mayor Muriel Bowser cited sharp recent drops in offenses like carjackings.