2,000 National Guard members sworn in as agents of the U.S. Marshals Service; more to be sworn in by police officers, Just the News reports.
On Monday night, about 2,000 National Guard members were sworn in as agents of the U.S. Marshals Service, one of several civilian law enforcement agencies that will assign special police assignments to troops ahead of inauguration day, the report said.
Chief Lamont Ruffin, from the U.S. District Court, officiated Sunday night as a group of troops were sworn in as U.S. Marshal Service agents, the U.S. Marshals Service said. In a notice on the agency’s Twitter timeline, photos were posted of service members being sworn in outdoors before evening.
Other agencies will also swear in troops in support of Operation Congressional Response, according to the National Guard. Those agencies include the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Park Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
“Their duties will include protecting members of Congress and other congressional personnel, and securing the grounds and property of the U.S. Capitol,” the National Guard said.
Dispatching and assigning special status includes briefing troops on the rules surrounding their mission, a military attorney said.
“The safety and protection of the public is our top priority in the District of Columbia National Guard,” said Maj. Don Cravins Jr. a command judge advocate in the D.C. National Guard, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.
The Just News asked the new U.S. Marshals Service agents what tasks they would be assigned to perform and how long they would remain agents. The U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately return a call from Just News.
According to the Department of Justice, Marshals Service assignments usually remain valid for one year.
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