Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, roughly half the federal troops deployed to the city, the Pentagon said. President Donald Trump ordered some 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines into Los Angeles in early June to help enforce federal immigration raids amid widespread protests. According to Department of Homeland Security figures, cited by NBC Los Angeles, the raids have led to the [abductions] of 2,792 undocumented immigrants. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell on Tuesday confirmed the release of 2,000 California National Guardsmen ‘from the federal protection mission.’ He claimed the move was because ‘the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding.’ Mayor Karen Bass described the withdrawal as a ‘retreat,’ crediting the success of peaceful protests and legal actions.” (07/16/25)