Sarah TITTERTON AFP

2 weeks ago | myleaderpaper.com | Huw Griffith |Sarah TITTERTON AFP

Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents criticizing him of growing authoritarianism. Men in fatigues and carrying semiautomatic rifles were seen around a federal building, where passersby questioned why they were in an area 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the protests against immigration raids.

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Huw Griffith |Sarah TITTERTON AFP

By Huw Griffith and Sarah Titterton AFP Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents claiming growing authoritarianism. Men in fatigues and carrying semi-automatic rifles were seen around a federal building, where passers-by questioned why they were in an area 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the epicenter of protests against immigration raids.

2 weeks ago | bhpioneer.com | Huw Griffith |Sarah TITTERTON AFP

Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents claiming growing authoritarianism. Men in fatigues and carrying semi-automatic rifles were seen around a federal building, where passers-by questioned why they were in an area 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the epicenter of protests against immigration raids.

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Huw Griffith |Sarah TITTERTON AFP

By Huw Griffith and Sarah Titterton AFP The first US Marines ordered by Donald Trump to Los Angeles will deploy Friday, the Pentagon said, raising the stakes in a standoff that pits the president against protesters claiming growing authoritarianism. The approximately 200 Marines are part of a group of 700 set to join 4,000 National Guard soldiers, while local police conduct a crackdown on unrest over Trump's sweeps for undocumented migrants.

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Huw Griffith |Sarah TITTERTON AFP

The Trump administration won a temporary reprieve to retain control of California National Guard troops at least until Tuesday after a day of legal tussling over the president's decision to send them to quell demonstrations in Los Angeles that erupted over immigration raids. US District Judge Charles Breyer originally ordered Donald Trump on Thursday to return control of the reserve force to California's Governor Gavin Newsom on June 17, ruling that the president's actions were "illegal."