特朗普政府去年8月启动在华盛顿特区部署国民警卫队以应对犯罪问题，该任务已被延期至2029年1月[1]。截至8月4日，超过4600名来自华盛顿特区和24个州及领地的军人仍在执行此项任务[1]。国防部估计此次延期部署的费用约为14亿美元[1]。
部署期间犯罪指标出现下降，整体犯罪率下降20%，其中凶杀案从97起降至66起，降幅达32%[1]，期间共逮捕超过13000人[1]。然而，华盛顿特区的居民和当选官员对此项决定提出强烈异议。人口超过700000的华盛顿特区在国会没有投票权代表[1]，美国民权联盟哥伦比亚特区分会法律主任Scott Michelman表示："我们身处自由世界的首都，却被总统对待得像警察国家"[1]。新当选的民主社会主义者Janeese Lewis George已与特朗普发生冲突[1]，并承诺将推进华盛顿的自治权和建州目标作为优先事务。
The Trump administration's decision to extend a National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. through January 2029 has intensified tensions over the capital's autonomy and self-governance.[1] The deployment, initially announced in August of the previous year to address crime, will remain in place at an estimated cost of approximately $1.4 billion.[1] More than 4,600 personnel from the District and 24 states and territories continue to operate in the city as of August 4.[1]
While the deployment has coincided with measurable crime reductions—a 20 percent overall decline with homicides dropping 32 percent from 97 to 66 cases—local officials and residents view the continued federal military presence as an infringement on the city's self-determination.[1] The District, home to over 700,000 residents, lacks voting representation in Congress, a limitation that compounds concerns about federal overreach.[1] Scott Michelman, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union's D.C. chapter, stated: "We live in the capital of the free world, yet we are being treated by the president like a police state."[1] The deployment has also resulted in more than 13,000 arrests.[1]
Newly elected political figures in Washington have pledged to prioritize the city's statehood and self-governance initiatives in response to the extended federal military presence.[1]