U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Services wait on a tow truck to take away a food truck on the National Mall, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Washington. The owner says his employees were asked for immigration status by ICE and then he was told that the truck's tires were bad and it would have to be towed, though he insists it recently passed DC inspection. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)2025-08-18T17:57:30Z WASHINGTON (AP) Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to Washington as part of the Trump administrations ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nations capital. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.Crime is out of control there, and its clear something must be done to combat it, Reeves said.Mississippi joins three other states that have pledged to deploy hundreds of National Guard members to the nations capital to bolster the Republican administrations operation to overhaul policing in the Democratic-led city through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 troops, South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio said it will send 150 in the coming days, deployments that built on top of President Donald Trumps initial order that 800 National Guard troops deploy as part of the federal intervention. Trumps executive order that launched the federal operation declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia and initiated a takeover Washingtons police department. The administration has ordered local police to cooperate with federal agents on immigration enforcement, orders that would contradict local laws prohibiting such collaboration. D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under Federal Control where it belongs, Trump wrote on his social media website a day after issuing his order. The White House is in charge. The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more! National Guard members in the District of Columbia have been assisting law enforcement with tasks including crowd control and patrolling landmarks such as the National Mall and Union Station. Their role has been limited thus far, and it remains unclear why additional troops would be needed.Over the weekend in Washington, protesters pushed back on federal law enforcement and National Guard troops fanning out in the city. Scores of protesters gathered in the citys Dupont Circle on Saturday and marched to the White House. MATT BROWN Brown covers national politics, federal policy and democracy issues for The Associated Press. twitter instagram mailto MIKE PESOLI Pesoli is an Associated Press video journalist based in Washington, D.C. twitter mailto