Pentagon Ends the Deployment of Marines in Los Angeles
U.S. Marines in Los Angeles, July 2025. X/ @MAGAgeddon
July 22, 2025 Hour: 8:18 am
Mayor Bass claimed victory following the news, saying this is another win for the city.
On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed that the 700 U.S. Marines deployed to counter the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests in Los Angeles last month would withdraw.
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“With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in a statement to Forbes.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claimed victory following the news, saying this is another win for the city. “This was an unnecessary deployment. This is a victory. We have many more victories to go because we need all of these raids to end,” she said in a video posted on social media.
Hours before the Marine withdrawal was announced, Bass spoke at Los Angeles Mission College to continue her calls for the removal of military troops, including those Marines and National Guard soldiers from the second-largest city in the country.
“We need the National Guard to assist us in preparing for fire season, not for an inappropriate deployment where they are just guarding a building that’s not under attack,” she said.
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on June 7 during anti-ICE protests, later reinforcing with 700 Marines. The U.S. Department of Defense began withdrawing National Guard troops deployed there last week.
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Sources: Xinhua – EFE