Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a lawsuit on Thursday to end the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to the city, calling it an unlawful "military occupation."

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Nearly 2,300 troops from seven states have been stationed in the district since Aug. 11, a move Schwalb says goes beyond the president's authority and violates local autonomy under the Home Rule Act.

The lawsuit argues the troops were placed under Defense Department command and later deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service to perform law enforcement , which Schwalb's office says is "in violation of the foundational prohibition on military involvement in local law."

By law, the president's emergency deployment can last only 30 days un

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