Donald Trump is mobilizing hundreds of Marines who could be deployed to the streets of Los Angeles in a move to quell unrest sparked by his order over the weekend to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to the region, ostensibly to thwart protests against his deportation agenda.

The mobilization of hundreds of Marines has been reported by numerous outlets, including CNN and The Wall Street Journal.

The move marks a dangerous escalation, in which the commander-in-chief is is threatening to dispatch the nation’s military in an effort to crack down on dissent over the arrest and detention of undocumented Los Angeles-area residents by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

Protests against ICE were sparked by federal efforts to round up undocumented workers in both dow

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