Pentagon deploys 700 US marines to Los Angeles amid immigration protests
by Richard Luscombe and Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#6XW1T)
Battalion of active-duty marines sent to LA temporarily' but Trump reportedly not set to invoke Insurrection Act
Hundreds of active-duty US marines are to be deployed in Los Angeles, the US military confirmed on Monday, making good on Donald Trump's threat to send more troops to the city to quash protests against government immigration raids and deportations.
In a statement, the US Northern Command announced that a battalion of 700 marines had been activated to work with the roughly 2,100 national guard troops mobilized by the Trump administration to Los Angeles, to help protect federal property and personnel, including federal immigration agents.
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