Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed roughly 2,000 of the 4,000 deployed guardsmen to stand down as security conditions in Los Angeles improved
• President Trump had sent 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines in early June under a 60-day order to protect federal buildings and ICE agents
• The forces were primarily tasked with securing federal sites and escorting immigration officers during largely peaceful protests that sometimes turned confrontational
• Mayor Karen Bass hailed the partial pullback as a victory for peaceful marches and legal challenges led by Los Angeles residents
• Governor Gavin Newsom denounced the deployment as a “masquerade” and urged the administration to remove all remaining troops