[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A US appeals court on Thursday delivered a win for President Donald Trump in his bid to keep the National Guard presence in Washington, temporarily halting a lower court ruling that would have required the deployment to end soon.In its written decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit removed an injunction that would have forced the Guard to withdraw from the capital by December 11.
The DC Circuit’s action let's Trump to keep in place the National Guard operation he launched earlier this summer.
The criticisms about the force intensified after two Guard members were shot near the White House on November 26, right before the Thanksgiving holidays.
The decision came from a legal challenge initiated by Brian Schwalb, the District of Columbia’s Democratic attorney general and highest-ranking legal authority.
Troops were first deployed to the nation's capital on August 11 as the president sought to crackdown on rising violent crime in the District of Columbia. More than 2,000 National Guard soldiers have been deployed since.
During that time, Judge Jia Michelle Cobb of the District Court for DC ruled that the Trump administration violated DC's Home Rule Act by deploying units for non-military crime deterrence operations.
Her ruling handed down on Thursday placed a 21 day stay on the order, allowing for continued troop presence until December 11, 2025. Meaning if enforced, troops could be home with 14 days left until Christmas.