Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision reflects a Pentagon assessment that federal assets in Los Angeles are now secure.
• About 250 California Guardsmen will continue duty protecting federal buildings and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations downtown.
• Mayor Karen Bass hailed the pullback as a victory and vowed to sustain pressure until all troops are withdrawn from the city.
• Governor Gavin Newsom, who sued federal officials over the deployment’s legality, called the militarization unnecessary and politically motivated.
• The latest release caps a phased demobilization that saw 2,000 Guardsmen withdrawn on July 15 and 700 Marines leave by July 21.