700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles amid ICE protests

Amid ongoing protests successful effect to ICE raids and arrests successful Los Angeles, 700 Marines successful California person been ordered to assist, and they're expected to get implicit the adjacent 24 hours, a U.S. authoritative confirmed.

The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines astatine Twentynine Palms, California, whom U.S. Northern Command had said Sunday were connected a "prepared to deploy status" if the Defense Department needed them.

Minutes earlier the Marines' deployment was confirmed, President Donald Trump was asked by ABC News if helium planned connected sending Marines to LA, and helium said, "We'll spot what happens."

"I mean, I deliberation we person it precise good nether control," Trump said. "I deliberation it would person been a precise atrocious situation. It was heading successful the incorrect direction. It's present heading successful the close direction." -ABC News' Luis Martinez and Karen Travers

National Guard is equipped but nary bullets successful chamber

The National Guardsmen connected progressive work successful Los Angeles are carrying weapons but don't person rounds successful the chamber, and they aren't utilizing rubber bullets oregon capsicum spray, according to a U.S. official.

The Rules of Force that they are operating nether telephone for them to de-escalate immoderate incidents arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, 2 U.S. officials said. They besides person the close to self-defense.