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Marines to begin operations in Los Angeles Fri.
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The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles in the past in response to civil disorder and natural disasters.
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
A presidential memo called the troops into federal service to quell a supposed “rebellion” and protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government officers, as well as federal property. The order also authorized the Secretary of Defense to employ members of the Armed Forces to conduct “military protective activities.”
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