700 Marines Deployed to L.A. After Days of Public Protests In opposition to ICE Raids

After a weekend of violent and fiery protests in L.A. in direction of ICE throughout the metropolis and the county … the U.S. Marines are being referred to as in to bolster Nationwide Guard troops and native cops in confrontations with crowds.

A watch-popping 700 Marines are set to roll into L.A. over the next 24 hours — with military officers saying they’re being despatched to keep up the peace, as ICE raids concentrating on undocumented immigrants have provoked a heated — and sometimes violent — public response.

Nevertheless, the tense protests are happening in one thing nevertheless a battle zone, the place the Marines are usually deployed … the LAPD tells us there have been no reported deaths or homicides over the earlier 4 days of demonstrations in downtown L.A. and completely different areas.

The 2nd Battalion, seventh Marines merely joined Exercise Energy 51 — that’s an elite squad already stacked with larger than 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops guarding L.A.’s federal buildings.

These troops have been educated in crowd administration, de-escalation, and when to utilize energy — nevertheless the plan is to sit back points off, not mild a match.

The Marines are stepping in as highway tensions maintain boiling — with three straight days of chaos, violence, vandalism, torched autos and nonstop standoffs between protestors and authorities.