More than 1,000 National Guard troops were withdrawn from Los Angeles Thursday following an order from the Pentagon, easing a federal deployment tied to immigration enforcement protests.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 1,350 California National Guardsmen from their mission to protect federal buildings and personnel amid public unrest sparked by recent immigration raids.
“Yesterday, Secretary Hegseth ordered the release of approximately 1,350 California National Guardsmen from the federal protection mission,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement…