The move, along with a doubling of National Guard troops, came even as President Trump said the protests were under control and Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the Marine deployment as a “provocation.”

The Pentagon has formally deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, U.S. Northern Command announced Monday.

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday night as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas,