District of Columbia National Guard troops have orders to stay in the district through December, a Guard official said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump deployed the troops as part of a larger federal law enforcement plan in the city to crack down on crime. He also federalized the city’s police force, the Metropolitan Police Department.

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The official said the mission’s extension is to ensure Guard members continue to receive benefits and pay for a mission that looks to last months. They added that all 950 Guard members in Washington

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