A federal judge in Washington on Oct. 24 grappled with a challenge to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital.
Meanwhile, in a separate challenge to West Virginia’s deployment of its National Guard troops to the District of Columbia, a state judge in Charleston, West Virginia, adjourned a hearing to next month at which point he will continue to take evidence in the case.
Trump has said the troops are needed to deal with rampant crime and violence in Washington and support immigration law enforcement efforts there.
On Aug. 11, Trump signed a presidential memorandum, in which he said the local D.C. government “has lost control of public order and safety in the city.”…
Federal Judge Hears Challenge to Trump’s Deployment of Troops to Washington
