Marines Prepare for Los Angeles Deployment
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About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel. Some troops were seen outside a federal building by midday Friday. Maj. Gen.
LA Mayor Karen Bass has accused federal authorities of "provoking" residents and spreading "chaos" with immigration raids.
The California National Guard arrived in downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning, stopping in front of the Hall of Justice next to city hall. New video shows troops driving through Paramount, near Alondra and Orange.
An ugly night of vandalism, burglaries and clashes in downtown Los Angeles left city officials struggling to get the upper hand after three days of scattered unrest over immigration raids.
Los Angeles streets have been shut down as the city enters curfew for a second night, while police make arrests after moving on protesters.
Police on horseback dispersed crowds in L.A. before the curfew came into effect at 8 p.m. local time on Wednesday evening. (The curfew lifts at 6 a.m.) An estimated 400 arrests and detentions have taken place so far amid the ongoing protests in the southern Californian city.
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Graffiti at night. Cleanup in the morning. The night-and-day difference of L.A. protests"It's very disruptive to day-to-day life — the raids, the protest. Everything is destroyed!" said Saul Barnes, a 22-year-old whose family owns a nearby hotel, as he jogged away from a police officer on horseback wielding a baton. "Who the hell wants to work in a state like this?"
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About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property, personnel, the commander in charge says.