Marines Prepare for Los Angeles Deployment
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President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.
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President Donald Trump has sent the Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,
Roughly 700 Marines from the Twentynine Palms base have been mobilized in response to protests and unrest in Los Angeles.
Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context.
The Trump administration faces a legal challenge to its deployment of the military to protests. Tensions flared after President Trump sent troops, and protests spread to other U.S. cities.
Posts on social media suggest Marines are refusing to enter Los Angeles during protests and rioting, but there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. Protests in L.A. against immigration enforcement began on Friday and are continuing, resulting in some isolated incidents of violence and looting.
California has challenged the administration’s move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Some 700 U.S. Marines will be on the streets of Los Angeles by Thursday or Friday, the military said, to support up to 4,000 National Guard troops in protecting federal property and federal agents, including on immigration raids. EXCLUSIVE: Guardiola dreams of World Cup glory but has no plans to leave City
U.S. officials said about 1,000 National Guard members were in the city under federal orders by midday Monday.
Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.