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A US Marine battalion is being sent to Los Angeles to help maintain order as anti-ICE riots continued to rage across Southern California.
On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Marines to prepare for deployment to LA “if violence continues.”
On Monday, he made good on the promise, ordering 700 Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, to travel to LA, CNN and ABC News reported, citing sources.
A sign sits at the entrance to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Twentynine Palms, Calif. APThe incoming marines will join the 300 National Guards troops already on the ground. President Trump ordered 2,000 members of the California National Guard to be ready to deploy in LA.
The incoming marines are expected to help relieve some of the guard members, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. Toby Canham for NY PostOn Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for dispatching the National Guard to the protests, claiming that it has only encouraged more chaos in the streets.
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