With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
Summary
More than 2,500 National Guard troops remain deployed in Washington, D.C., eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency there. The troops patrol city streets, metro stations, and tourist sites, with no clear end date for their deployment, while other cities have ended or paused similar actions.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. last August.
- Over 2,500 National Guard members are still deployed in the city.
- Troops patrol streets, metro stations, tourist areas, parks, and neighborhoods.
- The deployment costs taxpayers over one million dollars each day.
- Guard members support local police but do not make arrests themselves.
- The deployment is part of a federal crime task force credited with 12,000 arrests and thousands of illegal guns seized.
- Other cities like those in California and Illinois have ended or paused National Guard deployments.
- Local officials and candidates rarely discuss the ongoing deployment, possibly due to limited authority over it.
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