US military orders removal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles amid ICE protest tension

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, while announcing the decision signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, said the step was taken due to the success of the mission. “Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” Parnell said.

Parnell added “As such, the Secretary has ordered the release of 2,000 California National Guardsmen from the federal protection mission.”

US President Donald Trump had ordered the deployment of California National Guards to Los Angeles in June amid fierce criticism from Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to curb protests prompted due to immigration raids conducted by the ICE agents. Trump had also deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles.

The decision of the Trump administration to send National Guard troops was challenged by California Governor Newsom but despite legal troubles, a US appeals court let Trump retain control of California’s National Guard.

Governor Newsom called the federal government’s decision an “assault” on democracy and said it invoked “authoritarian regimes” who “begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves.”

Even after the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops, Los Angeles still has 2,000 National Guard troops and roughly 700 Marines deployed.

The deployment by Trump marked the first instance since 1965 that a president had federalized National Guard troops without a governor’s permission.

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