The 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles last month amid protests over increased immigration enforcement are being pulled from the city, the Pentagon confirmed Monday.

“With stability returning to Los Angeles, [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth] has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement to The Hill’s sister outlet NewsNation.

Parnell claimed the Marines’ "unmistakable presence” in the city was “instrumental in restoring order and upholding the rule of law,” even as few of the service members remained in........

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