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By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky

(CNN) — National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC , will remain mobilized in the city at least through February 2026, according to people familiar with the guard’s orders.

The troops’ orders had been expected to lapse at the end of November before Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth extended them, which has not been previously reported.

The DC mobilization is currently the subject of a legal fight between the Trump administration and DC’s attorney general, who has requested that a judge order the removal of the roughly 2,000 troops from DC’s streets.

As of Wednesday morning, there were 2,387 National Guard troops mobilized in DC, including from DC, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio

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