More than 1,000 National Guard troops were withdrawn from Los Angeles Thursday following an order from the Pentagon, easing a federal deployment tied to immigration enforcement protests. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Wednesday the recall of approximately 1,

Roughly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles in early June over the objections of state and local officials. Half of the Guard were pulled back roughly two weeks ago, and the Marines were ordered to leave a few days later.