Federal court says troops can stay in D.C., and hints at prolonged deployment
December 17, 20253:42 PM ET
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National Guard troops can remain in Washington, D.C. while a panel of judges examines whether the deployment ordered by President Trump is legal, according to a Federal Appeals Court for Washington, D.C. ruling.
More than 2,000 troops have been deployed in the city since August, both from the District and at least 11 Republican-led states. Hundreds more were added after a targeted attack on National Guard troops killed one and wounded another last month, both of whom were from West Virginia.
The decision Wednesday upends a lower court order that troops be removed from the city.
President Trump's deployment in Washington is the most robust long-running operation so far, in what has become a pattern of military deployments to help with policing in Democratic-led cities around the country.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5647680/federal-court-says-troops-can-stay-in-d-c-and-hints-at-prolonged-deployment
