About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property, personnel, the commander in charge says.

The US military command on Monday confirmed that it has escalated its response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles by deploying approximately 700 Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division,

The Pentagon says $134 million federal tax dollars will be paying for the National Guard and U.S. Marines to be on guard in Los Angeles. So what are they doing and how are they working with the LAPD?

After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles on Friday to guard a federal building in the city while communities across the country prepped for what’s anticipated to be a nationwide wave of large-scale demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s polices this weekend.

A federal court hearing is set for Tuesday to determine who is in charge of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions.

By Brad Brooks, Jorge Garcia, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles on Friday, the military said, a rare domestic use of its forces as protests over President Donald Trump's immigration raids spread nationwide.