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chairman Donald Trump‘S Deployment National Guard soldiers and Marines Los angels A Pentagon official said on Tuesday that immigration-enforcement protests would continue.
Controller of caretaker panthan Brian Vulakot McDonal Said that the estimate is largely based on the cost of housing, travel and food for soldiers.
McDonal spoke at the hearing of a house subcommittee, where the Defense Secretary Peat Hegseth was testifying.
He said that the deployment, which now includes 4,000 members of the California National Guard and around 700 marines, is being funded by the army operating and maintenance accounts.
Hegseth argued that the deployment of soldiers was necessary and said it would last for 60 days.
“Every American citizen deserves to live in a community that is safe, and ice agents need to be able to do their work.”
