Reuters images showed Marines apprehending a civilian, restraining his hands with zip ties and then handing him over to civilians from the Department of Homeland Security.

It is believed to be the first such detention since soldiers were deployed to the area. The post U.S. Marines Detain Civilian in Los Angeles in First Known Detention by Active-Duty Soldiers first appeared on Mediaite.

San Francisco — A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

California sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, arguing that it violates federal law and state sovereignty.

Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Fort Bragg, the nation's largest military installation.

California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".

Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles.