US EditionFederal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting
Deployments in six cities cost taxpayers $496 million in late 2025, with ongoing monthly expenses around $93 million, per the Congressional Budget Office.
- The Congressional Budget Office reported on Jan. 28, 2026 that deployments cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December 2025.
- Deploying troops to select cities, the White House said they were sent to protect federal personnel, curb violence, and support deportations since June.
- CBO calculated continuing deployments would cost about $93 million per month, with each additional 1,000-troop unit adding $18 million to $21 million monthly, based on military pay, benefits, lodging, food, and transportation.
- Courts and local leaders have challenged deployments, halting some operations, while National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., are expected to remain deployed throughout 2026; the CBO excluded the New Orleans deployment .
- Amid uncertainty, the Congressional Budget Office warned future costs are 'highly uncertain,' citing ongoing fiscal burdens and operational irregularities like keeping 20 National Guard personnel in Texas.
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Troop deployments to US cities cost Americans nearly half a billion dollars in 2025, CBO report finds
A new Congressional Budget Office report breaks down the taxpayer bill for the Trump administration’s six-city deployment and forecasts a steep rise if these deployments continue in 2026.
What Trump’s Deployment of Troops to U.S. Cities Has Cost
President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to send National Guard troops to multiple U.S. cities this past year has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million, a new report estimates. Since June, the Trump Administration has deployed federal troops to six U.S. cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Memphis, Portland, Chicago, and New Orleans. The deployments, which the President has argued were needed to crack down on crime, have faced legal backla…
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National Guard deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recent findings reveal that the deployment of National Guard troops to several U.S. cities by the Trump administration cost taxpayers roughly $496 million from June through December.
Half a billion dollars: this was the cost of the deployment of military assets ordered by Donald Trump in several major cities in the United States. This estimate covers the last six months of 2025 and was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Bureau of the Congressional Budget, an agency of Parliament without partisan attachment.
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