Thousands of National Guard members have served in the L.A. region since last month. Six soldiers spoke in interviews about low morale over the deployment.

Troops in the California National Guard are speaking out to The New York Times about their loss of confidence in the mission President Donald Trump called them up for. Trump deployed the Guard to Los Angeles to crack down on protests against ICE deportation sweeps in the city,

After President Trump federalized California National Guard troops in response to anti-ICE riots in LA, Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters, “It’s about time Donald Trump grow up."