The troops had largely been idle since their arrival in June with a mission to protect federal buildings. One Marine told the LA Times there's "not much to do."

The 700 U.S. Marines sent to respond to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles will end their deployment, a spokesperson for the Pentagon confirmed to Forbes on Monday—days after the administration began withdrawing National Guard troops deployed for the same purpose.

Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.