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Six States Send National Guard to D.C. as White House Expands Federal Control

The deployments deepen emergency control over D.C. policing despite city data showing violent crime at a 30-year low.

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Members of the National Guard walk on the National Mall on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • Governors in Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana approved deployments on Monday, joining West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio and bringing state Guard commitments to more than 1,100 troops on top of the 800 already mobilized in the District.
  • Officials say the overall Guard presence is expected to exceed 1,700 in the coming days as additional units arrive, though troops are not making arrests and may be armed only to protect federal assets and personnel.
  • The White House reports nearly 400 arrests since the operation began, with ICE, DEA, FBI, Secret Service and other federal agents patrolling high-traffic areas and seizing at least 21 illegal firearms over the weekend.
  • D.C. officials continue legal challenges that forced the administration to abandon a move to name the DEA chief as an emergency police commissioner, as a new directive orders MPD to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
  • Protests gathered over the weekend and Mayor Muriel Bowser questioned the operation’s intent, citing falling crime and raising concerns about masked, unidentifiable agents and an expanded focus on immigration enforcement.