Federal government initiates legal action against the National Guard in Washington.
The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, this time over the deployment of National Guard troops and the federal control of the police in Washington. This is the second legal action taken by the District of Columbia against the Trump administration regarding this issue.
The lawsuit, filed by District Attorney Brian Schwalb, argues that the administration abused its powers in its actions. Schwalb described the deployment as a "forced military occupation" that violated local autonomy. He stated that armed soldiers should not control American citizens on American soil.
The lawsuit specifically alleges that the administration acted unlawfully by placing the police in Washington under federal control. Under current law, military units like the National Guard are not allowed to assume police duties such as arrests within the U.S. The deployment of the National Guard and federal control of the police in Washington is the subject of the lawsuit.
Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard and placing the city's police under federal control due to alleged rampant crime in Washington a few days before the lawsuit. However, the first lawsuit, filed last month, did not specifically mention the deployment of the National Guard, but it addressed the federal control of the police in Washington.
The first lawsuit also argued that the administration's actions were unlawful and an abuse of power. A judge in California recently reached a similar conclusion regarding the National Guard and police duties, although there is no information available about the name of the judge in the search results. The judge in California's ruling may be relevant to the District of Columbia's lawsuit.
The District of Columbia's lawsuit is part of a growing legal challenge to the Trump administration's actions in the nation's capital. As the legal battle continues, the future of the National Guard's role in Washington remains uncertain.
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