India, Sept. 4 -- Weeks after the National Guard's Deployment in the city, Washington, D.C., on Thursday, filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump's administration, accusing the deployment of violating both the Constitution and federal law.

The lawsuit marks a direct challenge to President Donald Trump's recent decision to send armed military personnel into DC streets, an action his administration claims is necessary to "restore law, order, and public safety." He called it a "crime emergency."

The city argues that the deployment is no short of an illegal military occupation that undermines local authority and democratic rights.

Filed in federal court, the suit seeks an immediate injunction to block further deployment of troops. ...