Community advocates who oppose Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to support President Donald Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital have filed a lawsuit challenging the move.

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is suing to stop West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey's order to deploy the state's National Guard to D.C.

The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the Trump administration.