Pentagon Reveals Withdrawal of Marines from Los Angeles

(MENAFN) The Pentagon revealed on Monday that 700 active-duty Marines who had been sent to Los Angeles last month are set to pull out in the near future.

These troops were stationed in the city on June 9, following widespread demonstrations in the downtown area protesting the Trump administration’s intensified stance on immigration enforcement.

Approximately 4,000 National Guard members were also mobilized during the same period.

The public outcry came in response to operations carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which involved raids on local enterprises and the detention of hundreds suspected of residing in the country unlawfully.

Officials from the administration indicated that these ICE activities would persist as a component of President Donald Trump's broader agenda to target unauthorized immigration.

“With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary (of Defense) has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines,” stated chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in comments cited by multiple U.S. media outlets.

He commended the Marines for their “rapid response,” adding that their deployment “sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated.”

According to a news outlet, the Marines are anticipated to return to Twentynine Palms, situated about 241 kilometers (150 miles) east of Los Angeles, "in the coming days."

The decision to send the Marines—without the approval of California Governor Gavin Newsom—was the first deployment of its kind in several decades.

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