Trump Action Archive

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• Attorney General Bondi orders DC police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement — US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order compelling the DC Metropolitan Police Department to cooperate with federal officials focused on immigration and homeless enforcement. This directive tied the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda to its crime-reduction efforts in DC, with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents deployed on local patrols to detain immigrants in traffic stops. The surge in federal law enforcement has resulted in higher daily arrest numbers.

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• Trump administration sends National Guard to Los Angeles despite state opposition — Earlier in 2025, the Trump administration sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid protests despite California opposing the move. The deployment prompted a lawsuit from California. Governor Gavin Newsom sued Trump for using the military for domestic law enforcement in defiance of the Posse Comitatus Act. A judge heard the case this week.

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• Republican governors announced National Guard deployments to Washington, D.C. — On August 17, the Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio announced they would send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to support Trump's takeover of the city. The deployments will be funded by the federal government using taxpayer dollars. Analysis showed that 43 cities in the states sending troops to Washington, D.C. have higher rates of violent crime than the capital, undermining the stated rationale for the deployment.
• Republican Governors Support Troop Deployment to D.C. — On August 16, 2025, Republican governors from West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio announced plans to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump's federal control of the city. This action is funded by federal tax dollars and reflects a broader trend of militarization in response to perceived threats.
• Mississippi Governor announced deployment of National Guard to DC — Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that he was sending Mississippi National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to join troops already deployed there from South Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. This followed Trump's earlier invocation of the DC Home Rule Act to federalize the city's police department.
• Republican governors of Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia deployed state National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in support of Trump's law enforcement operation. — Over the past few days, the governors of Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia committed state National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to support Trump's law enforcement operation. This occurred despite the fact that 43 cities in those three states have higher violent crime rates than Washington, D.C. Today, the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee also committed National Guard personnel to the operation.

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• Trump deploys National Guard and federal agents to Washington DC under emergency authority — President Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops and hundreds of federal agents (FBI, DEA, Border Patrol) to Washington DC in response to what he characterized as an "out of control" crime wave. Invoking a never-before-used clause in DC's governing statute, Trump also assumed direct control of the local Metropolitan Police Department and signaled intent to seek Congressional approval to extend the takeover long-term. Former Capitol Police officers injured on January 6 expressed skepticism about the deployment's effectiveness and concern it signals authoritarian escalation.

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• Trump administration considering Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force — The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is considering establishing a "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" consisting of 600 National Guard troops who would be rapidly deployed into cities experiencing protests or civil unrest. The ACLU's National Security Project director called the move "breathtakingly dangerous power grab."