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A battalion of 700 active-duty U.S. Marines are being deployed to Los Angeles, the US military confirmed on Monday, to protect federal property and federal immigration agents from violent and organized anti-ICE agitators.
“Due to increased threats to federal law enforcement officers and federal buildings, approximately 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton are being deployed to Los Angeles to restore order,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on social media at 5:24 p.m. “We have an obligation to defend federal law enforcement officers – even if Gavin Newsom will not.”
Hundreds of anti-ICE agitators have taken to the streets in the past several days, where they have assaulted immigration officers, slashed tires, torched vehicles and and defaced public buildings. President Trump called in around 2,000 National Guard troops to LA on Sunday to quell the violence.