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By Brad Brooks, Jorge Garcia, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles on Friday, the military said, in a rare domestic use of its forces after days of protests over immigration raids and as nationwide demonstrations were expected on Saturday,
After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.
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With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.
President Donald Trump has sent 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell called for “open and continuous lines of communication” between all agencies responding to protests in the city ahead of the deployment of US Marines.
The California National Guard and Marines remain deployed in Los Angeles to help temper unrest in that city. The Marines earlier in the day stopped and detained an American citizen trying to enter a federal building.