President Trump mobilized the troops on June 7 in the wake of chaotic protests. They have remained in Southern California several weeks after most of the demonstrations had ended.

The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday released half of the 4,000 California National Guard members it deployed last month to crack down on anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles.

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,