About 700 navies in active service that have deployed in Los Angeles Earlier this summer following protest against immigration policies Will go home, said the Pentagon on Monday.
“With stability returning to Los Angeles, the secretary [of Defense] Directed the redeployment of the 700 navies whose presence sent a clear message: anarchy will not be tolerated, “said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in a press release.
Cnn was the first to point out that the navies were sent home.
The 700 navies of the 2nd battalion, 7th Marines, 1st marine division arrived in the Los Angeles region in June by joining members of the California National Guard, Trump, Trump to protect federal goods and staff following demonstrations and sometimes, violent clashes between demonstrators and the application of the law.
The deployment of troops in active service in the city streets in the United States is rare, as is the federalization of the State National Guard despite the objections of the State Governor. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said that military presence was not necessary to respond to demonstrations and could ignite the situation. Newsom continued During the deployment of the National Guard, arguing that Mr. Trump had “illegally weakened” Newsom by sending federal troops.
When we asked him what the bar that determines if it was to deploy navies in active service, President Trump told journalists in early June: “The bar is what I think is. I mean, if we see a danger for our country and for our citizens, uh, we will be very, very strong in terms of public order.”
Last week, the Pentagon released approximately 2,000 of the 4,000 members of the National Guard in Los Angeles, the Marines returned home, there are still around 2,000 guards in the LOS year region
Immigration demonstrations have been widely dissipated since June, although the ice raids have continued.
