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Judge Orders End to Trump Administration's National Guard Deployment in DC

Associated PressNovember 20, 20251 min38,545 views
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Federal Judge Rules Against National Guard Deployment

  • ⚖️ A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to end the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
  • 🏛️ US District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Trump's military action in the capital violates the Constitution.
  • 🚫 The judge found the deployment illegally intrudes on the local officials' authority to direct law enforcement in the district.

Legal Challenge and Order Details

  • 📜 District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwab sued to challenge the guard deployments, seeking to prevent their use without the mayor's consent.
  • ⏳ The judge placed her order on hold for 21 days to allow for a potential appeal.

Background of the Deployment

  • 🚨 In August, President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington via executive order.
  • 💂 Within a month, over 2,300 National Guard troops from various states were deployed under the command of the Secretary of the Army.
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