About 500 Marines are prepared to deploy if needed to help authorities in Los Angeles as protests continue around immigration enforcement raids.
In a statement from U.S. Northern Command, officials said about 2,000 California Army National Guard soldier were placed under federal command to help protect federal personnel and property in the greater Los Angeles area.
About 300 Guard members from the 78th Infantry Brigade Combat team were deployed at locations in the greater Los Angeles area: Los Angeles, Paramount and Compton.
The roughly 500 Marines are from Twentynine Palms and are “in a prepared to deploy status” in case they’re needed to support the Department of Defense’s protection of federal property and personnel efforts.
Governor Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump was escalating the situation in Los Angeles by threatening the deployment of Marines into Los Angeles.
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Author: Kristina Watrobski
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