Trump releases about half of the National Guard troops in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — About half of the California National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles are being released, Trump administration officials said on Tuesday, signaling a significant scaling back of a military deployment that began last month to quell demonstrations over immigration raids and that has angered Democratic leaders in California.

- By SHAWN HUBLER

The release of about 2,000 members of the Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat team came as California officials pushed for an end to what the White House had suggested would be a 60-day mobilization.

The infantry team was federalized by President Donald Trump and dispatched on June 7 in the wake of chaotic protests, over the objections of California’s governor, who normally controls the state’s National Guard troops.