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US Withdraws 2,000 National Guard Troops from Los Angeles Amid Immigration Raids and Protests

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Protests against immigration raids have continued to shake Los Angeles, leading to the arrest of 2,792 undocumented immigrants, according to Department of Homeland Security figures cited by NBC Los Angeles. In response to widespread protests, President Donald Trump ordered 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines into the city to help enforce federal immigration raids. However, after peaceful protests and legal challenges, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has now ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles.

Key Takeaways:

  • The withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles comes after the city's mayor, Karen Bass, credited peaceful protests and legal actions as key factors in the success of the withdrawal.
  • The protests against immigration raids have led to the arrest of 2,792 undocumented immigrants, according to Department of Homeland Security figures cited by NBC Los Angeles.
  • President Trump's deployment of 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help enforce federal immigration raids has been met with resistance from the city's mayor and Democratic governor Gavin Newsom.
  • The city of Los Angeles has joined a lawsuit that led to an order from a federal judge barring immigration officers from detaining people based solely on their race or for speaking Spanish.
  • California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has called for the withdrawal of all National Guard troops and the end of the "theatre" of the federal deployment.
  • A US appeals court has let Trump retain control of California's National Guard, the first to be deployed by a US president against the wishes of a state governor since 1965.

Statistics:

  • 2,000 National Guard troops have been withdrawn from Los Angeles.
  • 2,792 undocumented immigrants have been arrested as a result of federal immigration raids in Los Angeles according to Department of Homeland Security figures.
  • 40% of California's National Guard firefighting crews are operating at reduced capacity due to Trump's illegal Guard deployment.
  • Thousands of active-duty troops have been deployed to the border with Mexico.
  • Military zones have been created in the border area to allow the Trump administration to detain migrants without invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act.

Sources:

  • "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/9/what-is-the-national-guard-at-the-heart-of-trumps-los-angeles-standoff"
  • "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/11/you-dont-know-if-youll-return-home-immigration-raids-shake-los-angeles"
  • "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/7/ice-operating-in-la-for-2nd-day-amid-protests-against-immigration-raids"
  • "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/8/5/mexican-la-history-culture-and-resistance"
  • "https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3SS0ZI&linkedFromStory=true"
  • "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/11/us-public-support-for-immigration-rises-amid-trumps-crackdown"

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