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

LOS ANGELES AP The Trump administration explained Tuesday it is ending the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell revealed the decision in a report Roughly National Guard troops and Marines had been deployed It wasn t instantly 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 What to know about Good Trouble Lives On rallies honoring John Lewis Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medicinal debt from credit reports Republicans look to tweak Trump s request for billion in spending cuts World s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of about California National Guard troops and functioning 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 declared Trump acted illegally when he deployed the Guard over Newsom s opposition But an appeals court revealed the administration could keep control of the troops The circumstance is ongoing Newsom disclosed 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 announcement We call on Trump and the Department of Defense to end this theater and send everyone home now