Overview

• Georgia’s contingent of roughly 300 soldiers is scheduled to mobilize in mid-September, with 16 support staff already dispatched earlier this week.
• State troops will join a nationwide deployment exceeding 2,200 Guard members from seven other Republican-led states to support law enforcement in Washington.
• Kemp’s office says the Georgia soldiers will relieve earlier units and could be armed, with specific duties set by law enforcement partners.
• The District has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the deployment as unlawful, while a separate ruling found the administration’s Los Angeles Guard use illegal but limited the decision to California.
• Members of the D.C. National Guard have orders to remain through December, and the expected duration for out‑of‑state units has not been specified.