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Mayor Karen Bass and legislators oppose Trump's planned immigration raids and military presence in Los Angeles.
The company of about 200 Marines has been there training with the National Guard, but are now taking over guarding the federal building.
Around 200 Marines armed with rifles, riot control equipment, gas masks, roughly 20 hours of civil disturbance training and the ability to temporarily detain civilians arrived in the country's second-largest city after days of public anticipation.
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.
President Trump’s deployment of thousands of troops and Marines to Los Angeles is fueling concern that they have not been properly trained to interact with civilians.
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.
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.
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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.
About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property and personnel, a military commander said Friday.
Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA.