U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday ordered the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during protests last month.

The July 10 order stems from a lawsuit the First Amendment Coalition filed against the department on behalf of the Los Angeles Press Club.

Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.

The Santa Monica City Council adopted an emergency ordinance Tuesday expanding the list of items prohibited at public assemblies and community events, adding leaf blowers, traffic cones, hammers and frozen water bottles to enhance public safety.

Hundreds of "Good Trouble Lives On" protests are planned to take place on the anniversary of the death of the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis.

A federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles has been the focus of protests and a military presence in the city since June. While interviewing

A man accused of aiming a laser pointer at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that was monitoring immigration-raid protests in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested, the FBI said.