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National Guard troops were quietly withdrawn from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland: Report

More than 5,700 federalized National Guard troops were withdrawn after courts limited presidential authority, leaving some forces under state control in a few cities.

  • The Trump administration quietly withdrew federalized National Guard troops from U.S. cities last month, with no public announcement and no immediate response from officials.
  • A U.S. Supreme Court temporary order last month blocked at least one deployment, Title 10 federal orders limited troop roles, and state and local leaders denounced the deployments as unlawful.
  • The mobilizations included more than 5,000 troops to Los Angeles, about 500 to Chicago, and 200 to Portland, costing more than $496 million, with many performing sanitation and guarding duties.
  • More than 2,500 National Guard members remain in Washington, D.C., under nonfederal status, while hundreds serve in Memphis and New Orleans under Title 32 at governors' request until last month.
  • Longer term, the pullback raises questions about the administration's plan to create a nationwide quick-reaction National Guard unit, amid a shift toward greater use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection personnel not subject to Title 10 limits.
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Washington. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew, at the end of January and without public announcement, all federalized National Guard troops he had sent to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, after a judicial setback for his army deployments to Democratic cities and states. The withdrawal was completed on January 21, 2026, when the U.S. North Command (Northcom) states on its website that: "all title 10 troops in Portland, …

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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