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The Top U.S. States With the Largest National Guard Forces
With the stated purpose of reducing crime and supporting deportation initiatives, President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to the streets of several American cities. So far, the National Guard has been deployed in Chicago,
The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest.
With "No Kings" demonstrations taking to the streets this weekend across the United States to protest the Trump administration, Youngkin said he is placing the National Guard in "state active duty."