Pentagon pulling 2,000 National Guard deployed to LA
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The LA mayor commended residents for peaceful protests after Trump announced some troops would be leaving LA.
U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.
A “Free Them All” protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations that have persisted in the area was planned for noon on July 4 to midnight outside of the Downtown LA Federal Building on Alameda Street, according to social media posts from Instagram account @ICE_out_ofLA.