Los Angeles, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday ordered 2,000 of the roughly 4,000 California National Guard members deployed in the Los Angeles area to return to their home commands.
"Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding," said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in a statement, announcing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to scale back the deployment.
The "federal protection mission" had achieved its immediate goals, the statement said.
It was not specified how soon the service members would leave, while some officials said units would redeploy "in an orderly manner". The California National Guard confirmed it had begun contacting commander...