On “This Week,” ABC News’ National Correspondent Mola Lenghi reports on President Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C. to combat crime and homelessness.

In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.

President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.

Many residents of Washington are outraged by Trump’s overreach, with scores taking to the streets on Saturday to protest the president’s takeover. People held signs that read “Hands off DC” and “Dump Trump” while chanting “Trump must go” as they walked toward the White House.

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund accused Nancy Pelosi of repeatedly denying his requests for National Guard assistance before and during Jan. 6, amid her criticism of Trump sending in the Guard over Washington,

President Donald Trump slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from the Oval Office on Thursday. The governor responded in a social media video, as a clash continues about the use of the National Guard.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany immigration agents on raids in Southern California. A three-day trial on the matter concluded Wednesday.