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By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sent to the city after days of protests over immigration raids.
Top Portland and Multnomah County leaders, law enforcement officials and several community leaders stood together Friday in advance of large planned protests to decry the immigration policies of the federal administration and affirm the laws in place to protect immigrants.
While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.
Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” to protesters on June 11.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed 'unrest' in LA a week after protests began in response to immigration raids.
Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.
Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.