ICE Protests
700 Marines Deployed to L.A.
As Protests Proceed In opposition to Raids
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After a weekend of violent and fiery protests in L.A. towards ICE within the metropolis and the county … the U.S. Marines are being known 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 following 24 hours — with navy officers saying they’re being despatched to maintain the peace, as ICE raids concentrating on undocumented immigrants have provoked a heated — and generally violent — public response.
However, the tense protests are going down in something however a conflict zone, the place the Marines are often deployed … the LAPD tells us there have been no reported deaths or homicides over the previous 4 days of demonstrations in downtown L.A. and different areas.
The 2nd Battalion, seventh Marines simply joined Job Drive 51 — that’s an elite squad already stacked with greater than 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops guarding L.A.’s federal buildings.
These troops have been educated in crowd management, de-escalation, and when to make use of pressure — however the plan is to chill issues off, not mild a match.
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The Marines are stepping in as avenue tensions hold boiling — with three straight days of chaos, violence, vandalism, torched automobiles and nonstop standoffs between protestors and authorities.
The incoming presence of uniformed Marines in L.A. paints a grim image, with many People shocked on the idea of armed navy troops on U.S. streets.
