Paramount (California, United States), 8 June (LaPresse) – ‘If the violence continues, active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilised. They are on high alert.’ This was stated by US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on X, regarding the clashes that broke out between protesters and federal immigration authorities. The White House had previously announced in a statement that it would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to deal with the protests.