It is unclear whether the extension applies to all states or would only authorize the D.C. National Guard for mobilization through February.
first ordered troops to the District of Columbia in August in an effort to combat crime and improve safety for residents. There are now just under 2,400 National Guard troops mobilized in Washington, including those from the district, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama.
It is unclear whether the latest extension of troops applies broadly to all states or would only authorize the D.C. National Guard for mobilization through February. Multiple states had announced earlier this month plans to withdraw troops from the capital in the coming weeks,Crime across a variety of metrics has plummeted due to the deployment of troops, according to local police and the However, the rare mobilization of the military in U.S. cities has attracted scrutiny from many Democrats, who argue it is an unnecessary, authoritarian tactic.“illegal overreach” and arguing that the district should not have “out-of-state military who are not accountable to the residents and untrained in local law enforcement policing its streets.”
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