Trump administration activates 700 Marines in Los Angeles area amid ICE protests

US Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE riots. A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines are mobilizing to Los Angeles to respond to anti-immigration enforcement riots, The Marines will be tasked with protecting federal property and federal personnel, according to a senior defense official, and the deployment is open-ended. The Marines will not be carrying out a law enforcement role, but it’s unclear what their use of force rules are if protesters throw things or spit at them.