The Pentagon on Tuesday announced it will begin withdrawing 2,000 California National Guard troops from their mission in Los Angeles to protect federal law enforcement involved in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Nearly 4,700 California National Guardsmen and active-duty Marines were deployed to Los Angeles in early June to protect federal buildings and personnel following riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the city.

“Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, according to KABC-TV in Los Angeles. “As such, the Secretary [Pete Hegseth] has ordered the release of 2,000 California National Guardsmen from the federal protection mission.”

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