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Military commander says 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel
About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property and personnel, the commander in charge says.
The Marines will join some 2,000 National Guard troops that have been on the streets of the city since last week when immigration raids set off protests.
Mayor Karen Bass and legislators oppose Trump's planned immigration raids and military presence in Los Angeles.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
How did Trump send in National Guard Troops and Marines to L.A.? An explainer of presidential authority and the limits of military law enforcement.
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An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.
U.S. Northern Command stood up a formal task force on Sunday to coordinate the U.S. military’s deployments into Los Angeles County. The announcement from the command clarifies several details left vague on Saturday when President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced they were sending National Guard troops into Los Angeles.
Roseann ‘Chic’ Canfora says using armed soldiers to silence dissent is something that police states do. She hopes reason will prevail.
About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property and personnel, a military commander said Friday.
By Brad Brooks, Jorge Garcia, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles on Friday, the military said, in a rare domestic use of its forces after days of protests over immigration raids and as nationwide demonstrations were expected on Saturday,