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A battalion of 500 US Marines is mobilizing to Los Angeles to respond to anti-immigration enforcement riots, Fox News learned.
Marines are tasked with protecting federal property and federal officials, and their deployment is unlimited.
Marines do not perform the role of law enforcement, but it is unclear what their use of force rules is when protesters throw or spit things out.
Dozens of anti-ice raids arrested in Los Angeles as Trump sends National Guard to suppress violence
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, protesters fire the remains of the fire as riot equipment and gas masks personnel stand on guard outside the industrial park in Paramount, California. (AP Photo/Eric Sayer)
The new development comes after President Donald Trump sent around 2,000 national security guards to the rioting city over the weekend.
The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marines in Twentynin Palms, California.
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Just before the unfolding, Trump expressed optimism that the situation in Los Angeles is improving.
“I mean, I think we control it very well,” he told reporters. “I think it was a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. Now it’s heading in the right direction.”
