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Deployments by troops from Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia will nearly double the force that Trump has deployed amid a crackdown on crime.
Six states are now sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in an effort to help President Donald Trump 's administration combat crime and violence. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via email Monday for comment.
President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.
The Trump administration is expanding National Guard support at immigration detention sites. Florida activated troops on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany immigration agents on raids in Southern California. A three-day trial on the matter concluded Wednesday.