Helicopters flew so low over a crowd of protesters in downtown D.C. that the wind brushed debris, dirt, and glass into their faces.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested support from the D.C. National Guard on two separate occasions.

Mayor Muriel Bowser had requested the deployment of troops to respond to the arrival of migrants from Texas and Arizona.

After multiple security failures on Jan. 6, Congress passed a bipartisan bill allowing the Capitol Police chief to directly request assistance from the city’s National Guard.

It’s the first time either congressional chamber has passed a bill giving the city control over its own National Guard, according to a press release from D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.