The Trump administration deployed U.S. Marines and California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to address violent protests linked to immigration raids. However, after five weeks, their presence has resulted in minimal activity, primarily guarding federal buildings. Most troops have returned to local military bases while calls for the removal of remaining military personnel have intensified from California Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. Newsom criticized the deployment as unnecessary, labeling troops as political pawns. Bass echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the superfluous nature of the mission.
'There's not much to do,' one Marine said as he stood guard outside the towering Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood this week.
Thousands of members are still federalized in Los Angeles for no reason and unable to carry out their critical duties across the state, Newsom said on X, accusing Trump of using California National Guard troops as 'political pawns.'
'End this theater and send everyone home,' the governor said.
Bass said the troops' primary mission in L.A. was to guard federal buildings that 'frankly didn't need to be guarded.'
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