Appeals court will hear arguments on Trump’s National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital
The panel will weigh whether Trump can keep about 2,900 troops in the capital after a judge found the deployment unlawful.
- On Wednesday, a federal appeals court hears arguments over whether the National Guard should be sent home after patrolling Washington for more than 14 months.
- President Donald Trump deployed the force in August 2025 as part of a crime-fighting mission, prompting the District to argue the military mobilization is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement.
- The Joint Task Force-D has supported arrest operations and city patrols, costing $292 million in housing contracts; as of last week, troop numbers dropped to about 2,900 from a peak of about 5,000.
- District Judge Jia Cobb previously ruled the deployment illegal last November, but an appeals panel allowed it to remain, citing the president's "tremendous amount of leeway and discretion" to control the guard.
- The Trump administration will likely appeal to the Supreme Court if the District succeeds, as the Defense Department extended the mobilization until January 2029 despite ongoing local opposition.
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Appeals court will hear arguments on Trump’s National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 14 months after National Guard members began patrolling the streets of the nation’s capital, a federal appeals court on Wednesday will hear arguments over whether they should be sent home. Oral arguments are scheduled in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The hearing comes months...
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Appeals court judges question the government about Trump's DC National Guard deployment
A federal appeals court has opened a hearing about President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., by asking the government if there are limits on a president’s authority to call up the guard in the nation's capital.
Appeals court will hear arguments on National Guard deployment in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — More than 14 months after National Guard members began patrolling the streets of the nation’s capital, a federal appeals court on Wednesday will hear arguments over whether they should be sent home. Oral arguments are scheduled in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The hearing comes months after […]
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