Calling the deployment of thousands of National Guard members on Washington streets both “illegal” and “an involuntary military occupation,” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Thursday morning he is suing the federal government to end their deployment immediately.

The D.C. National Guard has been deployed in the District since shortly after President Donald Trump declared an emergency on Aug. 11. Those troops have since been joined by National Guard members from seven other states. Many are now armed on the streets of D.C.

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The 30-day crime emergency declared by the White House last month is set to expire next week , but that may not mean the end of the guard on D.C.’s streets.

Schwalb’s suit, filed in D.

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