Deployment of SC National Guard came after Gov. Henry McMaster followed orders from the Trump administration to reinstate "law and order" in Washington D.C.

The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.

More than 1,000 National Guard members could mobilize in 19 states, including Utah, to help the Department of Homeland Security with President Donald Trump’s na

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. won't affect the guard's ability to respond to any emergencies back home in the Palmetto State.

National Guard troops in at least seven states will begin a federally funded mission to help ICE manage its swelling population of detained migrants.

Columnist Will Sutton on President Donald Trump's move to take over Washington, D.C. "Though the federal government is covering of the cost to have our National Guard and other troops in D.C., Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't ask Trump for a federal intervention.

Gov. Henry McMaster said the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to D.C. won't affect the guard's ability to respond to emergencies.