U.S. Marines move into Los Angeles as Trump prepares for parade
發佈日期: 2025-06-14 21:31
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In the U.S., about 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles on Friday to guard a federal building while communities across the country prepared for a nationwide wave of demonstrations against President Donald Trump's polices.
The protests will coincide with a grand parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary -- the same day as Trump's 79th birthday.
Meanwhile, a U.S. Army veteran became the first person detained by the Marines since they were deployed to replace National Guard troops in L.A.
A Marine picks up a zip-tied Marcos Leao from the ground. The U.S. Army veteran and immigrant said he was trying to get into the Veterans' Administration building when he stepped over a yellow line and was taken down by Marines.
After two hours, the 27-year-old was handed over to civilian authorities who later released him without charges.
"I was trying to go across and they told me to stop first," said Leao. "And of course I complied when I crossed the first checkpoint and they had told me to basically get down on the ground. They treated me very fairly and everything. There's been more communication and letting them know what's going on. They're like, okay, just this is what's going on."
Two hundred of the 700 Marines sent to L.A. are on the ground, protecting the Wilshire Federal Building where Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was on Thursday forcefully removed from a press conference given by Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem.
The 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines are in L.A. against the wishes of the local government and Governor Gavin Newsom, who filed a suit against U.S. President Donald Trump and the Defence Department.
On Thursday, a U.S. Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a federal judge's order directing Trump to return control of the National Guard soldiers to California.
Trump said L.A. would be burning to the ground had he not sent in the troops, while California officials insist the protests are largely peaceful.
Other states with Republican governors such as Texas, Virginia, Nebraska and Missouri are also ready to deploy National Guard troops ahead of nationwide protests that coincide with today's parade in Washington to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. It also happens to be Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
Hundreds of thousands of activists are expected to take part in the "No Kings" protest against Trump's immigration raids and what they say are his increasingly authoritarian policies.
The parade is expected to attract 200,000 people in Washington, D.C., and will feature more than 6,000 troops, 128 tanks, bands and a parachute display.
Meanwhile, four detainees have escaped from a federal immigration detention centre in Newark, New Jersey, amid reports of disorder breaking out in the facility.
Newark's mayor had cited reports of a possible uprising. Protesters outside the centre had locked arms and pushed against barricades as vehicles passed through gates.
