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US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA


The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’

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US marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday temporarily detained a civilian, the US military confirmed, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump.

Marines took charge of the Wilshire federal building earlier on Friday in a rare domestic use of US troops after days of protests over immigration raids.

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Publish date : 2025-06-13 23:23:00

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