DC National Guard Extends Deployment Through November as Home Rule Dispute Escalates

While troops assist with public safety, Washington’s leaders have said that the deployment exceeds the military’s lawful role in local law enforcement.

Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

District of Columbia National Guard troops will extend their encampment through Nov. 30 to help ensure public safety in the nation’s capital, the commanding general said on Sept. 4.

National Guard troops have been assisting law enforcement in Washington since President Donald Trump mobilized them on Aug. 11 as part of an effort to combat violent crime.