Marines poised to move into Los Angeles as protests spread across US

Trump's decision to dispatch National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles over the objections of California's governor has sparked a national debate on the use of the military on US soil

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025 - 17:32

Brad Brooks, Omar Younis, Idrees Ali and Tim Reid

Hundreds of US Marines were undergoing refresher training in riot and crowd control just outside of Los Angelesand will move into the city soon, a military official said, as protests over President Donald Trump's immigration raids spread from California to other parts of the country.

Trump's decision to dispatch National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles over the objections of California's governor has sparked a national debate on the use of the military on US soil.