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President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Monday to protect federal property amid ongoing protests against immigration raids.The Pentagon is reportedly also drafting a memo with rules guiding the Marines' mission, including whether they can detain people and turn them over to police if they assault or harm troops.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who will testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, confirmed the deployment. Trump dismissed officials' concerns that the additional troops would escalate tensions in California."Thank goodness we sent out some wonderful National Guard," Trump said Monday at the White House. "They've really helped a lot of problems that we're having out there."LA police Chief Jim McDonnell warned that the Marines' arrival could cause more problems if not coordinated with local agencies. Meanwhile, Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act, which would allow military forces to perform law enforcement duties and be against the wishes of local and state officials in California.LA Mayor Karen Bass said immigrants' rights groups confirmed at least five Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids throughout the city. "It makes me feel like our city is actually a test case," Bass said. "A test case for what happens when the federal government moves in and takes the authority away from the state or away from local government."On Monday, clashes occurred between federal agents and protesters in nearby Orange County, with community leaders and immigrant rights groups calling for the release of dozens of people detained by ICE and demanding legal representation and due process. California's attorney general has sued the Trump administration, seeking to bring the National Guard back under California Gov. Gavin Newsom's control. The last time the National Guard was deployed to a state against a governor's wishes was in 1965 to protect civil rights marchers in Alabama.Raids and protests, on a smaller scale, are also happening in other major cities like New York and Boston.