"I would like to emphasize that the soldiers will not participate in law enforcement activities," the task force leader told reporters.

Did President Trump send the U.S. military to Los Angeles earlier this week to safeguard the city from protesters? Or is this the start of something bigger — an unprecedented push by the president to carry out mass deportations with the help of armed troops?

A military official said the Marines would be on the city’s streets on Wednesday. A federal judge was set to hear California’s request to limit the use of the soldiers.

President Donald Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act in a June 7 memo that deployed the California National Guard to Los Angeles. He cited a federal law that says if the U.S. faces a rebellion, the president may call into federal service the state National Guard.

Hundreds of U.S. Marines are headed to Los Angeles due to ongoing anti-ICE protests, as state officials vowed to sue over the deployment of National Guard troops.

A judge appeared poised to issue an order Thursday after hearing arguments over California’s request to limit the scope of the National Guard and Marines’ mission in Los Angeles as demonstrations continue over immigration enforcement operations.

U.S. Marines have temporarily detained a man after he walked onto the property of a federal building they were guarding in Los Angeles. It marks the first time that federal troops have detained

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.