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One Year Into D.C. Guard Deployment, Debate Over Crime Impact Continues

Published 11 August 2026

One year after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., and deployed the National Guard to patrol city streets, the mission has become a permanent fixture with a price tag in the billions, sparking a fierce debate over its effectiveness and impact on the city's autonomy.

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