LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has thanked an appeals court for temporarily freezing a judge's order that said he could not take control of California's National Guard and deploy its troops to Los Angeles.
Trump this week ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the second largest U.S. city following protests over his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws. On Friday, a military commander said about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel.
Police said about 470 protesters in Los Angeles have been detained or arrested since Saturday, and reported a relatively quiet night on the city's streets late Thursday, the third night since the mayor imposed an 8 p.m. curfew.
Most of the sprawling city of 4 million people has been spared any disruption as protests have been concentrated in a few blocks downtown near City Hall and a federal detention center.
The protests intensified after Trump called up the Guard and have spread to other cities nationwide. More are scheduled for Saturday — Trump's 79th birthday — to coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C., ostensibly to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary.
Here are some things to know about the protests:
Appeals court extends the battle over troops in LA
The battle over Trump's plan to have the military control protests in Los Angeles will continue at least until Tuesday.