US EditionPentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests
- Federal immigration enforcement operations occurred in Southern California late last week, sparking protests in Los Angeles including a breach of a federal building by 800 protesters.
- Following several days of intense demonstrations related to immigration enforcement actions, President Donald Trump directed the deployment of the National Guard despite strong opposition from local leaders.
- Law enforcement declared unlawful assemblies, detained multiple people, used flash-bang grenades, and pushed protesters off Highway 101 amid clashes involving protesters flying Mexican and Palestinian flags.
- Trump took to social media to commend the National Guard’s efforts in Los Angeles, while local officials reported that protests and violent outbreaks led to at least 56 arrests.
- The deployment reflects heightened federal actions to enforce immigration laws amid ongoing unrest, with local leaders threatening legal action over perceived lack of coordination and unnecessary escalation.
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The Debate - Send in the Marines? Trump deploys troops to LA protests
The United States Marine Corps, the country's main foreign expedition force, has been deployed to Los Angeles – this on top of the US president enrolling the National Guard in a show of force against pockets of violent protest against the arrest of undocumented immigrants at their place of work.
San Diego Union Tribune
Los Angeles TimesThe Pentagon was working in a hurry on Monday to establish guidelines for U.S. Marines that could face the unusual and complicated possibility of using force against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, now that President Donald Trump’s government ordered the deployment of active soldiers to contain protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. U.S. North Command announced the dispatch of 700 Marines to the Los Angeles metropolitan area to protect f…
Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to L.A. protests
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles.
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