Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles.

The state of California has sued the Trump administration for its activation of the state’s National Guard.

More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will join the thousands of National Guard members who were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.

In response to the growing protests, the Marines have been mobilized to help the National Guard. The 700 marines are working out of the naval weapons station in Seal Beach and just finished that training on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton were ready to deploy if necessary.

About 700 Marines have been ordered to deploy to Los Angeles to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests.

Infantry Marines arrived in LA with minimal training to counter civilians protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

The U.S. Marines have been deployed to Los Angeles to safeguard the Wilshire federal building amid ongoing protests against immigration raids. Authorized by President Trump, 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines are involved,