Hundreds of troops in Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; and Chicago are being returned to their home units, U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday.

Alarming footage appearing to show National Guard troops surround a Tennessee sandwich shop – and refusing to leave – has gone viral as the restaurant’s owner says he will no longer serve troops.

The development comes after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois.

The order arrived nearly a week after President Donald Trump announced on social media that he would abandon his push to deploy troops to three cities, including Portland.

A federal judge said the case load has "exploded" since the Memphis Safe Task Force began operating in the city in late September.

After months of court fights and legal limbo over their call-up by President Trump, hundreds of Oregon National Guard members and others called up in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago to protect federal facilities are being demobilized,

Washington — President Trump on Wednesday said the National Guard is leaving Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, but warned that "we will come back" if crime "begins to soar again." The president made the announcement on Truth Social .

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