Source: Xinhua News Agency
The US Northern Command issued a statement on the 9th saying that about 700 Marines have completed the mobilization and will "seamlessly connect" with the National Guard deployed in the Los Angeles area to protect federal agencies and personnel in the Los Angeles area.
CNN reported that sending the entire Marine Corps battalion to Los Angeles marked a significant escalation in the Trump administration's use of military power to demonstrate force against protesters. According to NBC, citing a person from the Department of Defense, the force will arrive in Los Angeles within the next 24 hours.
The press office of California Governor Newsom issued a statement on the same day saying that the move to send Marines to Los Angeles was "unprecedented" and "necessary."
Previously, the US Northern Command issued a statement on the evening of the 8th saying that 500 Marines stationed in the south of the Los Angeles area were ready and could be quickly deployed to Los Angeles just by waiting for the Trump administration to issue an order.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau and other federal agencies dispatched a large number of law enforcement personnel on the 6th and 7th to launch searches for illegal immigrants in many places in Los Angeles County, and had serious conflicts with local community residents for two consecutive days. On the 7th, US President Trump accused Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Bass of being "incompetent" and unable to control the chaos. Without Newsom's request for support, he dispatched 2,000 California National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area. The first batch of National Guard personnel arrived in Los Angeles on the 8th.
