Around 250 National Guard troops will stay in Los Angeles to help protect federal personnel and buildings after the latest drawdown ordered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the release of about 1,

The Pentagon is ending the deployment of all but 250 National Guard troops that were originally sent to LA in response to immigration protests.

Only 250 California National Guard troops of the roughly 4,000 deployed to Los Angeles last month remained on duty Thursday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending home roughly 1,350 troops,