Trump administration activates 700 Marines in L.A. area amid ICE protests; Newsom says he'll sue

[ad_1] The navy has activated about 700 active-duty Marines who may very well be despatched to Los Angeles, becoming a member of Nationwide Guard troops who had been despatched to town to answer protests, the U.S. Northern Command stated in an announcement.

Members of the Marine Corps may begin arriving within the Los Angeles space as quickly as Tuesday, a protection official informed CBS Information. The Marines are primarily based in Twentynine Palms, a metropolis east of Los Angeles.

Northern Command stated the Marines will "seamlessly combine" with lots of of members of the Nationwide Guard to guard "federal personnel and federal property." They've been educated in "de-escalation, crowd management and standing guidelines for the usage of drive," the navy added.

Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth stated Monday that round 700 Marines "are being deployed to Los Angeles to revive order."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom advised late Monday he may take authorized motion over the deliberate use of Marines, calling it unlawful.

In a submit on X, he wrote, "U.S. Marines serve a invaluable function for this nation — defending democracy. They don't seem to be political pawns. The Secretary of Protection is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a speaking level at his parade this weekend. It is a blatant abuse of energy. We'll sue to cease this. The Courts and Congress should act. Checks and balances are crumbling. This can be a crimson line — they usually're crossing it. WAKE UP!"

Northern Command stated the Marines who had been activated are from the 2nd Battalion, seventh Marine Regiment, an infantry unit primarily based in Twentynine Palms. Hegseth stated the Marines are being deployed from a unique base — Camp Pendleton, south of Los Angeles.

When requested earlier Monday about the opportunity of sending in Marines, President Trump stated, "We'll see what occurs."

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDowell stated in an announcement that the company has a long time of expertise managing large-scale public demonstration and may deal with the protests.

"The arrival of federal navy forces in Los Angeles — absent clear coordination — presents a major logistical and operational problem for these of us charged with safeguarding this metropolis," he stated in response to the doable deployment of Marines, including that there must be open communication between all businesses to forestall confusion and keep away from escalation.

Newsom's workplace stated on X earlier Monday that it didn't consider the Marines had been deployed but, writing: "From our understanding, that is transferring Marines from one base to a different base."

Mr. Trump deployed Nationwide Guard troops to downtown Los Angeles over the weekend to answer tense protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests. The Trump administration argues the deployment is critical to guard federal property and ICE brokers from violence. Mr. Trump has accused native leaders of not doing sufficient to take care of violent clashes on the protests.

A demonstrator holds an upside-down U.S. flag as California Nationwide Guard members stand guard exterior the Federal Constructing throughout a protest in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP through Getty Pictures

Newsom opposed the deployment, and the state of California is suing the Trump administration over what it argues is an unlawful federalization of the Nationwide Guard. Some native officers have argued the deployment may irritate an already caustic scenario in downtown Los Angeles, and say state and native police businesses can deal with the protests themselves.