Trump Withdraws National Guard From Three Cities After Legal Defeats

Donald Trump announced the removal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland after a federal appellate court ordered him to return control of California units to Gavin Newsom.This decision follows a series of legal setbacks for Trump, including a Supreme Court ruling in December that blocked deployments in Illinois by citing a lack of exceptional circumstances.While Trump claimed the federal presence reduced crime, local officials such as Brandon Johnson noted that Chicago saw its lowest level of violence in a decade during 2025.