The Trump administration late on Nov. 25 appealed a federal district judge’s ruling requiring the government to end its deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital.
President Donald Trump had said the troops were needed to deal with crime and violence in the District of Columbia and support federal immigration law enforcement efforts there.
On Aug. 11, Trump signed a presidential memorandum, in which he said the local D.C. government “has lost control of public order and safety in the city.”
“It is a point of national disgrace that Washington, D.C., has a violent crime rate that is higher than some of the most dangerous places in the world,” the document stated….