3 GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to DC
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The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.
Virginia Gov. Youngkin says the National Guard will deploy as part of the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force, focusing on support, not street patrols.
Along with the 800 D.C. National Guard members already mobilized in the city, the deployments announced would bring the number of Guard members to about 1,700.
Legislation advances on Beacon Hill at the same time three states are sending guard troops to patrol Washington, DC
West Virginia's National Guard, State Police, and Division of Corrections will train individuals to help ICE serve missions in the Mountain State