Overview
- Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said 2,000 members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be released from their federal protection mission in Los Angeles.
- The deployment peaked at nearly 4,700 personnel, including 4,000 California National Guard members and 700 active-duty Marines guarding federal buildings.
- Troops operated under federal Title 10 authority—the first activation in decades without Governor Newsom’s consent—raising questions about presidential power over state forces.
- Guard units received specialized training for perimeter security during ICE operations and were authorized to detain individuals briefly before transferring them to law enforcement.
- California has filed suit under the Posse Comitatus Act, and earlier this month 150 Guardsmen were returned to wildfire response duties in response to resource concerns.