The U.S. military confirmed on the 13th that around 200 Marine Corps soldiers have been stationed in Los Angeles.
Fully armed Marine Corps soldiers have begun carrying out guard duties outside federal facilities in Los Angeles.
Sherman, the commander of the 51st Task Force responsible for commanding military operations in the Los Angeles area, told the media that the Marine Corps has completed training to respond to civil unrest and has started taking over the duty of guarding the Wilshire Federal Building from the California National Guard. However, they will not participate in enforcement actions involving illegal immigration.
The Wilshire Federal Building houses regional offices of several U.S. federal agencies, including the FBI.
U.S. President Trump previously ordered the deployment of approximately 700 Marine Corps soldiers and over 4,000 California National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area to support federal agency law enforcement actions.
U.S. media pointed out that it is rare for the U.S. to deploy active-duty military within domestic affairs. The last time the Marine Corps was involved in dealing with domestic unrest of this nature was over 30 years ago.
Trump Temporarily Retains Authority to Deploy California National Guard
Additionally, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to agree to the Trump administration's appeal request, issuing a temporary restraining order. During the trial period of the case, the temporary restraining order issued by the Northern District of California Federal Court against Trump's administration's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles will not be implemented.
The Northern District of California Federal Court judge recently ruled that Trump's federalization of parts of the California National Guard without the consent of California Governor Newsom was illegal, and issued a temporary restraining order urging the command of these troops be returned to Newsom during the state's lawsuit on the matter.
The Trump administration immediately appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled 2:1 just a few hours later, and announced a hearing on the appeal would take place on June 17. Among the three judges, all three who supported Trump's administration's appeal were appointed by Trump, while the dissenting judge was appointed by former President Biden.