The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, Mississippi and Lousiana announced they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

FBI Director Kash Patel said 380 people have been arrested in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump federalized the local police department and sent hundreds of federal law enforcement to the district.

Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

Gov. Jeff Landry has approved sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington, D.C., in support of President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department. More than

Louisiana on Monday became the latest state to announce its deployment of National Guard troops, with Republican Gov. Jeff Landry authorizing at least 135 troops to be sent to the capital.

On Saturday, protests emerged around the city, with demonstrators saying the National Guard’s deployment into DC violates its autonomy, with one protest forcing soldiers to retreat. So far, six Republican-led states have also deployed hundreds of their own National Guard to DC to support President Trump’s crackdown.

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy.

Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.