Trump administration says it is ending deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES AP The Trump administration declared Tuesday it is ending the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell released the decision in a comment Roughly National Guard troops and Marines had been deployed It wasn t this instant clear how long the rest would stay in the region The troops were tasked with protecting federal buildings and guarding immigration agents as they carry out arrests The deployment began in early June and was slated to last days Related Articles Republicans press leaders of Georgetown Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints Global views of China and Xi improve while they decline about the US and Trump survey says What to know about Good Trouble Lives On rallies honoring John Lewis Federal agency shifts stance on transgender discrimination complaints but hurdles remain Trump reshaped the Supreme Court Now crisis appeals are helping him reshape the leadership President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of about California National Guard troops and operational duty Marines in early June to respond to a series of protests against immigration raids in and around Los Angeles Their deployment went against the wishes of Gov Gavin Newsom who sued to stop the deployment A district court judge initially reported Trump acted illegally when he deployed the Guard over Newsom s opposition But an appeals court mentioned the administration could keep control of the troops The occurrence is ongoing Newsom declared the National Guard s deployment to L A has pulled troops away from their families and civilian work to serve as political pawns for the President in Los Angeles While nearly of them are starting to demobilize the remaining guardsmembers continue without a mission without direction and without any hopes of returning to help their communities he noted in a comment We call on Trump and the Department of Defense to end this theater and send everyone home now