The Pentagon said on Tuesday it is withdrawing half of the 4,000 National Guard troops participating in a federal protection mission in Los Angeles.
In June, President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect federal buildings and personnel amid protests against federal immigration enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants in the city—a move made against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell has confirmed that half of the National Guardsmen assigned to the mission will now be removed at the order of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
“Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” Parnell said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, without elaborating further….
Half of 4,000 National Guardsmen Deployed to LA to Return Home
