Pentagon’s main spokesman Sean Parnell said on Tuesday that Trump’s administration would release half of the National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles located to protect federal buildings and immigration agents when arrested during immigration raids. Almost 4,000 soldiers of the National Guard and 700 Marines were deployed.
Deployment began in early June and was originally planned for 60 days.
President Donald Trump allowed the deployment of approximately 4,000 California soldiers of the National Guard and 700 active marines at the beginning of June to deal with the wave of protests against immigration recovery in Los Angeles.
This event was accepted despite objections from Governor Gavin Newsom, who filed a lawsuit in an effort to block commitment. The District Court initially ruled that Trump’s decision was to send a guard without the consent of the governor. However, the Federal Court of Appeal later found out that the administration could maintain control of the soldiers.
The legal battle is still ongoing.
“We are calling for Trump, the Ministry of Defense to end this theater”
Newsom said that the placement of the National Guard to LA maintained soldiers from their relatives, beloved and civilian work. He mentioned in his statement: “While almost 2,000 of them are beginning to demobilize, the remaining guards continue without a mission, without direction and without hope to return to help their communities.
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