Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.
Chaos erupted after protesters clashed with immigration officials across downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, leading to three days of violence and
Looters targeted businesses across the city amid the demonstrations, which saw cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at rioters.
Despite the National Guard’s presence, the military is set to temporarily deploy about 700 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms to the city.
It is unclear what grounds the administration used to send the troops, but for now, the Insurrection Act is not expected to be invoked.
California officials have been slammed for their handling of the riots as an understaffed police department struggles to quell the violence.
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully’ deploying the National Guard.
Trump told reporters he would support border czar Tom Homan if he arrested the ‘criminal’ governor.
‘I would do it,’ the president said when asked about Newsom daring his administration to arrest him.
‘I like Gavin Newsom; he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows it,’ the president added.