WASHINGTON (AP) – District of Columbia on Thursday Sued to stop President Donald Trump’s development The National Guard between him Law enforcement intervention In Washington, the city’s best legal officer says The rapid increase in military forces It corresponds to forced “military occupation.”
Brian Schwarb, The district’s elected attorney general said in a federal lawsuit that the deployment, which currently involves more than 1,000 troops, was illegal use of the military in domestic law enforcement agencies.
“American jurisdiction should not be subject to unwilling military occupation,” Schwarb wrote.
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwarb walks outside federal courthouse in Washington on Friday, August 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republican president has already said he is planning to send the National Guard In Chicago and Baltimoredespite solid opposition in these Democratic-led cities, the White House deployed security guards to protect federal assets and support law enforcement, saying it is within Trump’s authority as president.
“The lawsuit is merely another attempt to undermine the residents and visitors of DC to undermine the President’s highly successful operations to stop the violent crimes in DC,” a spokeswoman for Abigail Jackson said.
Members of the DC National Guard extended the order until December, according to security guards. That doesn’t necessarily mean that all troops will serve that long, but it is a strong indication that their role will not end soon.
Federal judges in California On Tuesday, it was determined that Trump’s development had unfolded. National Guard It was illegal for Los Angeles after the protests against the immigration attack in June. It does not apply directly to Washington. In Washington, the president has more security guards than the states.
The National Guard patrols patrolling a mall near the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as part of President Donald Trump’s order to impose federal law enforcement on the country’s capital in Washington.
Several GOP-led states have added national security forces to the ranks of people patrolling the streets and neighborhoods of the nation’s capital.
Schwalb’s submission claims that developments are also violated Home Rules Actsigned by President Richard Nixon in 1973, misleading federal control over units in other states.
The lawsuit is the second lawsuit from Schwarb, separate from the presidential appointee, a US lawyer in Washington, since Trump controlled the city’s police station and sent security guards. There were these actions Protests from some residents.
Trump said the operation was necessary to combat crime in the district, and Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser pointed to a sharp decline in attacks such as carjacking since it began.
Violent crime has been a problem in the capital for years, but data showed it was declining when Trump intervened. Presidential Order August 11th.
