National Guard — Washington, D.C.

2 proceedings tracked · Active

On August 11, 2025, President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops across Washington, D.C., citing crime. This page tracks the military-deployment and federal-control fight, which turns on 32 U.S.C. 502(f), the D.C. Home Rule Act, and the Posse Comitatus Act. Unlike Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, there was no separate ICE surge operation named here; the dispute is about the deployment and the takeover themselves.

Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia v. Trump

1:25-cv-03005 · D.D.C. · 2025-09-04

The District of Columbia sued over the federal takeover of its police and the National Guard deployment, arguing the President exceeded his authority under the Home Rule Act, the APA, and the Posse Comitatus Act. The district court granted a preliminary injunction for D.C. on November 20, 2025, but the D.C. Circuit stayed that order on December 17, 2025 (No. 25-5418), finding the government likely to succeed on its reading of 32 U.S.C. 502(f), so the deployment has continued pending appeal.

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Washington, D.C.

O'Hara v. Beck

1:25-cv-03753 · D.D.C. · 2025-11-06

A First and Fourth Amendment challenge over the arrest of a protester who played the Imperial March while recording National Guard troops during the deployment. The remaining defendants agreed to compensate the plaintiff, and the case was dismissed in June 2026.

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