LOS ANGELES — The Pentagon ordered the U.S. Marines to go away Los Angeles on Monday, greater than a month after President Donald Trump deployed them to the town in opposition to the objections of native leaders.
The 700 Marines have been deployed June 9 on the fourth day of protests in downtown LA over the administration’s crackdown on immigration. 4 thousand Nationwide Guard troopers have been additionally deployed.
Their presence within the metropolis had been restricted to 2 areas with federal buildings in Los Angeles, together with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement workplace and detention facility downtown.
The choice to tug again the Marines comes after half of the Nationwide Guard troops have been ordered to go away the town final week. The remainder stay.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated the navy presence “sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated.”
