National Guard member killed in D.C. remembered as someone who "liked to laugh"
Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom worked for behavioral health agency, Seneca Health Services, as a community engagement specialist before her deployment.
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Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom worked for behavioral health agency, Seneca Health Services, as a community engagement specialist before her deployment.
A 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush that killed one National Guard member and wounded another in D.C., officials say.
President Trump said Thursday evening that Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries in the Washington, D.C., shooting, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was "fighting for his life."
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House on Wednesday, and a suspect identified as an Afghan national is in custody.
In late September, President Trump announced he would be deploying federal troops to Portland in response to downtown protests over the administration's immigration crackdown.
President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued the temporary restraining order, which is set to expire on Oct. 18, according to court records.
The Supreme Court froze a lower court order that prevented immigration authorities from stopping people without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully.
Some National Guard members in Washington D.C., likely fewer than 50, had weapons as of Sunday night, a military official told CBS News.
A controversial federal National Guard deployment to Los Angeles could lose some troops to wildfire duty.
In a victory for President Trump, about 4,000 National Guard troops can remain in Los Angeles for now.
The 2,000 troops will join about 2,100 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines who are already deployed in L.A.
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from deploying members of the California National Guard in L.A.
Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on social media that "Commandeering a state's National Guard without consulting the Governor of that state is illegal and immoral."
This is the first known incident involving a service member shooting and injuring a migrant since Texas' Operation Lone Star started in March 2021, according to the Army Times and Texas Tribune.
The National Guard is on standby in Wilton, keeping an eye on flood levels ahead of this week's storm.
