On Monday, the White House activated the District of Columbia’s National Guard and federalized its police force. Donald Trump called the decision a “historic action” to “re-establish law and order.” In a remark reminiscent of the Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson that allowed cities to criminalize sleeping or camping on public property, Trump also threatened to jail the homeless if they didn’t leave the city.

DC’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, condemned the move:

We know that access to our democracy is tenuous. That is why you have heard me and many, many Washingtonians before me advocate for full statehood for the District of Columbia. We are American citizens. Our families go to war. We pay taxes, and we uphold the responsibilities of citizenship.