US Marines make 1st detention in LA
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After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.
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By Omar Younis, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images,
As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.
The Marines wearing combat gear and carrying rifles are taking over some posts from National Guard members who were deployed to the city after the protests erupted last week. Those protests sparked dozens more over several days around the country, with some leading to clashes with police and hundreds of arrests.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the protests were limited to about five downtown streets, but declared a curfew for parts of the downtown area due to violence and looting.
A battalion of 700 Marine infantrymen is joining National Guard troops in Los Angeles on Friday to guard federal property.
The 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump have not yet hit the streets and are instead on standby and carrying out nonlethal training.
Meltdowns, calls for escalation ensued after man was detained by Marines for entering a restricted area outside a federal building in LA.
California will face off with Washington in court on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s deployment of U.S. troops in Los Angeles after demonstrators again took to the streets in major
Marines take over some security in LA while cities across US prep for ‘No Kings’ rallies on Saturday
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.
U.S. Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will take over protecting the Wilshire federal building in the coming hours, the head of the military's efforts in the city said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles,