The United States Pentagon has deployed 700 Marines to California to help quell the riots and protests against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The violent protests were sparked by the arrest of several suspected illegal immigrants.

The protests erupted on Friday after the immigration authorities arrested over 40 people at a Home Depot parking lot and at the Ambiance Apparel clothing manufacturer on suspicion of using “fictitious employee documents.” Demonstrations denouncing Trump’s hardline immigration policy quickly spiraled into looting and violent clashes with police. –RT

The Marines will support National Guard troops, whose presence on the streets is expected to increase to 2,000 by Wednesday, according to Reuters. California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that the deployment of troops to California is “unlawful.”

Trump Has Ordered The National Guard To Squash The Riots In California

The troops will help protect the ruling class’s federal property against rioters, the country’s Northern Command has said.  They aren’t there for the safety or well-being of any member of the slave class. Instead, the goal is to protect the interests of the power structure.

“We have an obligation to defend federal law enforcement officers – even if Gavin Newsom will not,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X, according to a report by RT. The Pentagon announced later on Monday that “an additional” 2,000 National Guard members will be called to assist immigration agents and police.

Newsom also accused Trump and the current ruling administration of trying to manufacture a crisis and violating California’s state sovereignty. “These are the acts of a dictator, not a president,” he wrote in a post on X.

“They shouldn’t be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president,” Newsom added on X. He earlier urged Trump to recall the National Guard.

Trump used inflammatory rhetoric while condemning the “insurrectionists.” He vowed to protect law enforcement officers, but will make sure the slaves are left to their own devices.  “IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT, and I promise you they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before. Such disrespect will not be tolerated!” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform.