Roughly 150 California National Guard troops working in Los Angeles for more than three weeks guarding federal property from immigration protesters and providing protection to federal agents making arrests have been reassigned to help prepare for wildfire season.

About 150 members of the National Guard who deployed to address protests in California will be released to return to wildland firefighting duties in the state, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

The incoming marines will join the 300 National Guards troops already on the ground. President Trump ordered 2,000 members of the California National Guard to be ready to deploy in LA. Explore More

Trump deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops to quell the protests in Los Angeles, sparking opposition from Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, who has said the move is "unlawful" and a ...

California officials planned to sue President Donald Trump in response to the deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters.