700 Marines deploy to L.A.
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Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles.
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with
Trump's administration deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles and the surrounding area on Monday in response to the city's massive riots.
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.
The Marines began nonlethal training while preparing to deploy to Los Angeles to supplement National Guardsmen there.
3don MSN
Trump ordered about 700 Marines to Los Angeles after the continuation of riots following Sunday's deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood by the Trump administration's National Guard federalization and U.S. Marines deployment to the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.
The operation, led by Major General Scott M Sherman, comes amid clashes over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. “The activation of the Marines is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency,” the press release stated.