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Pentagon Pulls Back 1,350 National Guard Troops From Los Angeles

Approximately 250 guardsmen will continue to secure federal sites under Title 10 despite ongoing legal challenges to the deployment

FILE - California National Guard are positioned at the Federal Building, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
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Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 1,350 federalized California National Guard members to stand down on July 31, reducing the force in Los Angeles to about 250.
  • The remaining guardsmen will secure ICE offices and federal buildings and cannot carry out law enforcement duties under Title 10 provisions.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass hailed the reduction and vowed to use legal avenues to force a full troop withdrawal.
  • The president’s invocation of Title 10 without gubernatorial consent triggered debates over Tenth Amendment authority and the Posse Comitatus Act.
  • Critics say the mission diverted resources from wildfire response and border operations and cost taxpayers an estimated $134 million.