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Military commander says 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel
- About 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles on Friday to protect federal property and personnel amid ongoing protests.
- The deployment followed immigration raids that sparked largely peaceful protests marked by roughly 470 arrests mostly for failing to disperse.
- Gen. Scott Sherman said Marines have finished civil disturbance training and will assume control at noon at the downtown federal building, focusing on protection not law enforcement.
- Sherman explained that no soldiers or Marines have been involved in detaining individuals, although some National Guard members have provided security for immigration officials during detention operations.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom decried the troop deployment as a breach of state sovereignty and has sought legal action to stop it, while more demonstrations are expected.
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