Pentagon plans to maintain National Guard's mission in DC until Jan. 20, 2029, through the rest of President Donald Trump's second term, according to two U.S. officials.
Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national, pleaded not guilty to the charges through a court-appointed attorney.
As investigators continue to delve into what may have motivated the suspect in the deadly National Guardsmen shooting, a portrait of a life of increasing financial stress and a potential mental health crisis has emerged, sources familiar told ABC News.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that the suspect in Wednesday's National Guard shooting may have been radicalized in the U.S.
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it is pausing all asylum decisions following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., earlier this week.
The suspect in the "targeted" shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., will now face charges upgraded to first-degree murder.