National Guard troops assigned to duty in Los Angeles more than a month ago after protests over immigration enforcement raids are being released from federal duty in Southern California. The Guard members’ activation by the federal government in early June was a flashpoint between the Trump administration and local,

The president ordered the deployment of about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines in early June to respond to a series of protests against immigration raids.

The troops were controversially deployed to Los Angeles last month amid protests against immigration raids being carried out in the city.