Overview

• Governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio pledged 300–400, 200 and 150 National Guard troops respectively to join the 800-member D.C. deployment at the administration’s request
• Officials report nearly 400 arrests and dozens of seized firearms since August 11 as part of the federal crime-reduction effort
• Some non-D.C. Guard units are set to carry weapons on patrol despite lacking arrest authority under their Title 32 status
• D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Attorney General Brian Schwalb have filed lawsuits and led protests to block the expanded federal intervention
• Congressional oversight and further litigation loom as the operation’s scope and duration remain in dispute