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A military spokeswoman said the Marines would be on the city’s streets on Wednesday. A federal judge will hear a request by California on Thursday to prevent the use of the soldiers.
Posts on social media suggest Marines are refusing to enter Los Angeles during protests and rioting, but there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. Protests in L.A. against immigration enforcement began on Friday and are continuing,
U.S. President Donald Trump says he sent in the National Guard and Marines to "liberate" Los Angeles from the violence of protesters, but some residents of Little Tokyo, a neighborhood hit hardest by the unrest say "no thanks" Mr President.
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
Roughly 700 Marines from the Twentynine Palms base have been mobilized in response to protests and unrest in Los Angeles.
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4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.
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