Marines deployed to Los Angeles detained a civilian on Friday, the first known incident by active-duty troops since being sent to California by President Donald Trump.
According to Reuters, which captured the scene, the civilian identified himself to reporters as Marcos Leao, 27. He said he was an Army veteran going to the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Wilshire Federal Building in the city. On the way, he crossed a yellow tape boundary and was asked to stop. He said he was treated “fairly.”
The U.S. military’s Northern Command spokesperson said active duty forces “may temporarily detain an individual in specific circumstances.”
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“Any temporary detention ends immediately when the individual(s) can be safely transferred to the custody of appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel,” a spokesperson told
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