Marines control the situation in California

CBS News:

About 700 active-duty Marines have arrived in Los Angeles to join National Guard troops who were sent to the city to respond to protests over federal immigration enforcement, a defense official said Tuesday morning.

The Marines join approximately 2,100 members of the California National Guard who are now on location in the greater L.A. area, operating in Los Angeles, Paramount and Compton.

The U.S. Northern Command said in a statement Monday evening that the Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division had been activated to prepare for the deployment. The Marines are based in Twentynine Palms, a city east of Los Angeles.

Northern Command said the Marines would "seamlessly integrate" with hundreds of members of the National Guard to protect "federal personnel and federal property." They have been trained in "de-escalation, crowd control and standing rules for the use of force," the military added.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that around 700 Marines "are being deployed to Los Angeles to restore order." Hegseth said the Marines were being deployed from Camp Pendleton, south of Los Angeles.

The defense chief was appearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, telling a House committee that "we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations and we have deployed National Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution of their duties because we ought be able to enforce immigration law in this country."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested late Monday he could take legal action over the planned use of Marines, calling it illegal.
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The opposition to ICE in California is a disgrace.  It is beyond ridiculous.   The Marines and National Guard are needed because California is not willing to control the actions of those trying to thwart the operations of ICE, which is there to control illegal immigration.  The governor of California and other officials seem to think they benefit from illegals coming to the state.  Newsom is acting like an immigration scofflaw.  His actions look unlawful.

See also:
One of the reasons that the LA anti-ICE riots got out of control was the feckless nature of the Democratic leadership, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Instead of supporting federal law enforcement, his response was to make it about fighting President Donald Trump. 
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