Appeals Court Grants Administrative Stay to Keep National Guard in D.C.

An Appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can continue deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C. 

The Washington D.C. Court of Appeals order is an administrative stay, not a ruling on the merits, according to the Dec. 4 order. 

“Ordered that the district court’s November 20, 2025 order be administratively stayed pending further order of this court. The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the motion for stay pending appeal and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion.”

BREAKING: Appeals court rules Trump can continue National Guard deployment in D.C.

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 4, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: US APPEALS COURT SIDES WITH TRUMP, PREVENTS an activist judge from forcing the National Guard out of Washington, DC

Another loss for activist judges!

National Guard is here to stay protecting America’s capital for the foreseeable future! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/D9CQUNnRUH

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 4, 2025

🚨 BREAKING – TRUMP WINS BIG: Appeals court STRIKES DOWN leftist judge who blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C.

The order to pull troops out by Dec. 11 has been paused.

GOOD!

The deployment is working. Activist judges lose again 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sWxmY50oRK

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 4, 2025

FYI DC Court of Appeals order is admin stay not merits stay for national guard case. More to come here and this is a different legal theory than state national guard decisions. pic.twitter.com/fpXd3gmJdv

— Pisco (@PiscoLitty) December 4, 2025

An appeals court has granted President Trump’s request to allow National Guard troops to remain in DC for now https://t.co/oIf39loTii

— CNN (@CNN) December 4, 2025

President Donald Trump sent the National Guard into cities, including Washington, D.C. that have high crime rates. Multiple states and cities have sued over sending the National Guard into cities, but the disputes are tied up in court.

🚨#BREAKING: A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of former President Trump, blocking an effort by a lower-court judge that would have required the National Guard to withdraw from Washington, D.C.

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 4, 2025

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