"As such, the Secretary has ordered the release of 2,000 California National Guardsmen (79th IBCT) from the federal protection mission." Trump deployed 4,000 California National Guardsmen on June 7 to respond to protests that racked the southern part of the state after he stepped up immigration raids and arrests,

Who is really in charge when the troops roll into America’s streets? The abrupt withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles under an order issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has put this issue in the national eye.

U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.

One 9th Circuit judge requested a poll of colleagues on whether an en banc court should reevaluate a ruling that deferred to Trump on the National Guard. The post Appellate court orders Trump admin and Newsom to respond after lone judge suggests reevaluating National Guard ruling that deferred to the president first appeared on Law & Crime.