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Pentagon Pulls 700 Marines From Los Angeles

Pentagon officials say stability has returned to Los Angeles with about 2,000 Guard troops still safeguarding federal buildings

Marines and police stand outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)
A U.S. Marine stages outside a business park on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Paramount, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marines stand watch at a checkpoint as they guard a federal building, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 20, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the redeployment of 700 active-duty Marines after Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said their presence helped restore order.
  • Last week’s withdrawal of about half of the roughly 4,000 Title 10-federalized California National Guard members reduced the total force in the city to approximately 2,000.
  • The Marines were initially deployed in June to protect federal property and personnel during protests against ICE workplace raids.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass condemned the military deployment as unnecessary and have pursued legal challenges over the federalization of state troops.
  • A trial next month will test the administration’s authority under the Posse Comitatus Act, and the mission’s cost is estimated at $134 million.