Deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles will end, Trump administration says

LOS ANGELES AP The Trump administration commented Tuesday it is ending the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell publicized the decision in a message Roughly National Guard troops and Marines had been deployed It wasn t right now 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 President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of about California National Guard troops and active-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 announced Trump acted illegally when he deployed the Guard over Newsom s opposition But an appeals court stated the administration could keep control of the troops The incident is ongoing Newsom noted 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 stated in a declaration We call on Trump and the Department of Defense to end this theater and send everyone home now