US Marines make 1st detention in LA
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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.
Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images.
As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.
The man, who said he was a veteran, was soon released. But the incident calls attention to the operation of troops in a police-like domestic function.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the protests were limited to about five downtown streets, but declared a curfew for parts of the downtown area due to violence and looting.
California’s bid to limit military involvement in the Los Angeles immigration protests will be taken up by a judge Thursday, meaning that a pullback by the Trump administration before then is unlikely.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.
The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, U.S. and Iraqi sources said on Wednesday.
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