Approximately 250 troops will remain in Los Angeles to protect personnel and property, the Pentagon said. At the peak of their deployment, nearly 5,000 service members were dispatched to the region: most were National Guard troops, but Trump also sent 700 Marines to guard federal property in the city.

The Trump administration is deactivating all but 250 National Guard troops who were initially sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests last month. The Pentagon said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 1,