A federal appeals court on Dec. 17 allowed President Donald Trump’s use of District of Columbia National Guard troops in the nation’s capital to continue while an appeal of a lower court order blocking the deployment plays out.
Trump has said the troops were needed to deal with crime and violence in Washington and support federal immigration law enforcement efforts there.
Although the federal Posse Comitatus Act restricts the ability of the federal government to use military resources for domestic law enforcement, a president may take over, or federalize, state National Guard troops on an emergency basis in certain circumstances….
Appeals Court Allows Trump’s National Guard Deployment in DC, for Now
