The Marine Corps battalion dispatched to Southern California has finished its training for the Los Angeles protests and could be deployed by Friday, according to the Department of Defense. The 700 Marines based out of Twentynine Palms,

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Marines that deployed to Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump have not yet been called to respond to the city’s immigration protests and are there only to protect federal property, the Marine Corps commandant said Tuesday.