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

<p>The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/13/donald-trump-national-guard-los-angeles-ice-protests-military-parade-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/marines-los-angeles-protests-trump">Continue reading...</a>