3 GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to DC
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As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump’s federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods
President Donald Trump’s decision to increase federal law enforcement and immigration agents in Washington, D.C., has had an impact on neighborhoods like Columbia Heights.
The Trump administration is expanding National Guard support at immigration detention sites. Florida activated troops on Tuesday.
Personnel from West Virginia arrived Monday, with troops from South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana expected to arrive Tuesday.
The leader of the Massachusetts National Guard would be elevated into the Cabinet and gain a direct line of communication with the governor under legislation that a bipartisan group of senators voted to recommend for passage in late July.
This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime in the city. The sometimes-masked agents joined members of the National Guard as well as the United States Park Police,