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DOJ requests 1,500 more National Guard troops for planned DC ‘summer surge’

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DOJ requests 1,500 more National Guard troops for planned DC ‘summer surge’

The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. ⁠Marshals Service Director ​Gadyaces ‌Serralta said he requested the extra National Guard troops to grow their presence…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.