Marines temporarily detained a civilian protester in Los Angeles as authorities prepare for No Kings nationwide protests against the Trump administration Saturday.

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

US Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first civilian detention on Friday, marking a rare instance of military force being used to support domestic police. This event

Having been deployed to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump in order to quell protests against ICE, U.S. Marines detained their first civilian on Friday: an Army veteran on his way to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Two hundred Marines will guard federal buildings in the Los Angeles area, freeing up more National Guard soldiers to back up federal agents arresting undocumented immigrants, the commander of military troops sent to the city said Friday.