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Half of the roughly 4,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles last month amid immigration raid protests will be withdrawn, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, calling off the soldiers weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully tried to block their deployment.
The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles on June 8. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty ... More
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said 2,000 National Guard troops will be pulled from the city after being tasked with protecting federal buildings and assisting immigration arrests.
The withdrawal leaves roughly 2,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines in the city, and though it is not clear how much longer remaining troops would stay in Los Angeles, the June 8 National Guard deployment was initially scheduled to last for 60 days.
The immigration raid protests that began June 6 in Los Angeles largely dwindled by the middle of the month.
Parnell said in his statement that “lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” crediting the National Guard troops.
National Guardsmen joined local police lines and made brief detainments during the protests before handing detainees over to local law enforcement for arrests.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.