The Marines and the National Guard staff deployed amid the protests in Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of strength and will not be involved to the crowds unless it is necessary, according to two US officials.
That means they have the task of protecting federal buildings and only federal staff: they will not patrol the streets of the United States or try to stop protesters to help the police, officials said.
While all troops carry weapons, their weapons will not have amounts loaded in the Chamber, the authorities said, but will carry ammunition as part of their regular uniforms that can be used in the rare case of necessary self -defense.
The Troops of the California National Guard are outside the Federal Building of Edward R. Roybal after their deployment by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in response to protests against immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025.
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Nor will they wear rubber bullets or pepper spray, they said.
The officials indicated that these rules would change if President Donald Trump invokes the insurrection law, which he has not done.
A member of the California National Guard is outside the Federal Building Edward R. Roybal in Los Angeles, on June 8, 2025.
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The rules of force that the personnel are operating under the call to decline the situation as much as possible.
“The arrival of the Federal Military Forces to Los Angeles, in the absence of a clear coordination, presents an important logistics and operational challenge for those accused of safeguarding this city,” said the head of the Los Angeles Police Department, Jim McDonnell, in a statement.
“The Los Angeles Police Department, together with our Mutual Aid partners, has decades of experience in the management of large -scale public demonstrations, and we continue insurance of our ability to do it professional and effectively,” he continued. “That said, our main priority is the security of both the public and the officers in the field. We urge open and continuous communication lines between all agencies to avoid confusion, avoid climbing and guarantee a coordinated, legal and orderly response during this critical time.”
Brig retired from the Air Force. General Thomas Edmonds, a former vice president of the Michigan National Guard, told ABC News: “If I were a commander in the scene in my previous life as [National] Guard officer, I would immediately demand clarifications, for the sake of my people. I would be saying, and what, when do we use the mortal force? “
Edmonds said that the army is “defining the mission as not application of the law.”
“But they are putting them with the police staff as their ‘protection’. And I do not see the distinction between if I am committed to protecting a federal officer [or] Federal Building, [and if] I am committed to enforcing the law. “
The Marines and the Guard troops that are sent to Los Angeles are being directed by the former army general Scott Sherman, who is an attached commander of the north of the US Army. UU., The authorities said.
In total, there are 4,800 troops operating under the state of title 10: 4100 of them soldiers of the National Guard and 700 Marines of active service.
Title 10 of the US Code. Uu. It contains a provision that allows the president to call federal service members when “there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the United States government” or when “the president cannot with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
The deployment of the 700 Marines was to guarantee “an adequate number of forces to provide continuous coverage” of the area, according to the US command. UU.
The displayed force is known as “Task Force 51” and officials insist that the troops have been trained in decalado, control of crowds and permanent rules for the use of force.
Alex Stone of ABC News contributed to this report.
