The lawsuit contends that the deployment is an unprecedented political act, not a response to a genuine emergency and violates West Virginia law that outlines specific, limited circumstances for out-of-state Guard deployments.

Even as soldiers with the West Virginia National Guard begin arriving in Washington, D.C., to meet President Donald Trump’s call to help quell crime in the nation’s capital, a lawsuit could undo that deployment.

Virginia Gov. Youngkin says the National Guard will deploy as part of the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force, focusing on support, not street patrols.

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed a lawsuit to halt the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C.

Governor Patrick Morrisey said in Saturday's statement: "West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation's capital. The men and women of our National Guard represent the best of our state, and this mission reflects our shared commitment to a strong and secure America."

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has directed his state’s National Guard to support President Donald Trump’s initiative to restore safety in Washington, D.C.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard and those from other states arrived in Washington, D.C. as part of Trump’s initiative to ‘Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful.’

The Virginia National Guard will mobilize 60 troops to provide statewide logistics and administrative support to ICE. Here, Virginia National Guardsmen render a salute during the National Anthem at the 59th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Staff Sgt. Lisa M. Sadler/U.S. Army)

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey directed the state’s National Guard to assist with the Trump administration’s federal policing efforts in D.C.

National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.