LA law enforcement ‘not necessarily given a heads up' about deployment of Marines
Former US Marine John Deaton discusses the deployment of US Marines to Los Angeles to help with the response to anti-ICE protests after the National Guard was sent in.
'It appears that President Trump has sent in the Marines or ordered the Marines to go in and not necessarily given a heads up to the local law enforcement, and that's unfortunate,' he told Sky News Australia.
'We need a clear definition for these Marines. We want them to clearly know what they're going to do; what their role is because these are young individuals.'
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