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National Guard troops will likely remain in DC through 2026, official says

National Guard troops will likely remain in DC through 2026, official says
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[National Guard](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/national-guard) National Guard troops will likely remain in DC through 2026, official says There are currently 2,429 National Guard troops committed to the ongoing mission in Washington, DC ![Greg Norman-Diamond](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/11/340/340/Greg-Norman-Headshot.png?ve=1&tl=1) By [Greg Norman-Diamond](//www.foxnews.com/person/n/greg-norman) , [James Levinson](//www.foxnews.com/person/l/james-levinson) , [Patrick Ward](//www.foxnews.com/person/w/patrick-ward) [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/) Published [January 17, 2026 1:28pm EST](https://www.foxnews.com/html-sitemap/2026/january/17) * Flipboard [](#)[close](#) [![ Trump administration defends using National Guard troops to protect federal immigration enforcement](https://a57.foxnews.com/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/694940094001/7e131a87-fabe-40e0-b728-5ed21ba21ea3/de63e033-ee13-4ed1-9e2a-b8966c595b70/1280x720/match/896/500/image.jpg?ve=1&tl=1) Video](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6386936181112) #### [Trump administration defends using National Guard troops to protect federal immigration enforcement](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6386936181112) Fox News correspondent Br... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*