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Trump Extends D.C. National Guard Deployment Through Feb. 28

The order cites an August emergency declaration, a rationale now contested in federal court by D.C.'s attorney general.

Neighborhood resident and volunteer, Valencia Mohammed, center, talks to D.C. National Guard interim commander Army Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard II, right, and Lt. Col. Marcus Hunt, left, about cleanup efforts at Fort Stevens Recreation Center, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Washington. Mohammed requested the cleanup. Marcus Hickman, Anacostia ANC Commisioner, is seen rear. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
D.C. National Guard members clean up the park around Fort Stevens Recreation Center, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Washington. News of the cleanup sparked a community debate over the presence of the Guard. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
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Overview

  • A formal order dated Nov. 4 extends the D.C. National Guard’s mission through at least Feb. 28 under directions to protect federal property and support law enforcement.
  • The task force totals 2,375 troops, including 949 from the D.C. Guard, the largest single contingent, according to figures reported to the Associated Press.
  • Contributing forces include units from West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, though the Nov. 4 order does not address other states’ deployments.
  • Several states told the AP they plan to end deployments by Nov. 30 unless they receive new orders extending their missions.
  • The deployment remains the subject of an ongoing lawsuit by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, with a hearing on Oct. 24 before U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb and no decision yet announced.