About 700 Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines have been ordered to deploy to Los Angeles as protests continue.

By Brad Brooks, Jorge Garcia, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles on Friday, the military said, in a rare domestic use of its forces after days of protests over immigration raids and as nationwide demonstrations were expected on Saturday,

"No one signs up to join the United States Marine Corps to attack protesters," U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, a former Marine, told MSNBC on Sunday.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California.

“Constitutionally, as a nation, we do not want to use active duty troops, deploy them against American citizens and others residing in our country. Because the impact is so negative. It makes it appear that the United States of America is a battleground,” Barthel said.

The Marine Corps battalion deployed to Los Angeles has finished its training for duty at the Los Angeles protests and could be deployed by Friday, according to the Department of Defense.The 700 Marines,

California officials argue that President Trump exceeded his authority by federalizing the National Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newsom and by deploying Marines on American soil.