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

About 50 U.S. Marines squared off against hundreds of protesters in front of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, with the crowd yelling in unison for them to go home.

The Marines wearing combat gear and carrying rifles are taking over some posts from National Guard members who were deployed to the city after the protests erupted last week. Those protests sparked dozens more over several days around the country, with some leading to clashes with police and hundreds of arrests.

About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property, personnel, the commander in charge says. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 troops deployed,

Roughly 700 Marines from the Twentynine Palms base have been mobilized in response to protests and unrest in Los Angeles.

along with about 700 Marines, said Sherman, who is in charge of the operation.About 500 of the Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on ...

The Pentagon plans to deploy 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help National Guard members respond to mass immigration protests.

By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees AliLOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming ahead of national protests over President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.