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Pentagon Releases 2,000 National Guard Troops From Los Angeles Deployment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the move reflects subsiding unrest following weeks of ICE raid protests.

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Members of the California National Guard stand by as thousands participate in the No Kings demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on June 14, 2025.
A demonstrator raises his hand holding flowers as members of the National Guard stand in formation outside a federal building during the No Kings protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 2,000 of the 4,000 federalized California National Guard troops to stand down from their protection mission in Los Angeles.
  • Around 2,000 Guardsmen and roughly 700 active-duty Marines remain deployed to safeguard federal facilities and support ICE enforcement in the city.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass continue a lawsuit under the Posse Comitatus Act challenging the president’s authority to federalize the state Guard without consent.
  • The deployment, the first time since 1965 that a president federalized a state National Guard over a governor’s objection, had also diverted units from wildfire-response duties.
  • Mayor Bass and local activists credited sustained peaceful protests and legal actions for prompting the Pentagon to scale back its military presence.