President Donald Trump is withdrawing roughly half of the National Guard force sent to Los Angeles to quell the anti-ICE riots that engulfed the city last month. Nearly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines have been guarding federal facilities in Los Angeles for more than a month,

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

Marines in Los Angeles The president deployed the Marines on June 9 to protect federal buildings during the protests. They could be seen outside the Wilshire Federal Building and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office and detention center in downtown LA.