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Pentagon 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 Times of Northwest Indiana
Marines bolster forces in LA to watch property
LOS ANGELES — Marines were seen standing guard outside a federal building in Los Angeles on Friday as they started operations after protests erupted last week over immigration raids in the area.
“When tyranny becomes law, my duty is rebellion.” Thomas Jefferson’s Phrase and the painting of a young Mexican-American on a wall in Los Angeles. Events in Los Angeles are pure internal and electoral politics. It’s a duel between President Donald Trump and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom. For the former, it was a matter of “maintaining law and order” in a city “invaded by foreign migrants” and, by the way, imposing its authority in the stat…
The 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…
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