The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two U.S. officials.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday night that Marines at Camp Pendleton, about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, were on high alert.

"We would like to show our support to the military members there and let them know the public is (on) our side, but also we want to condemn the administration's actions of using the active-duty National Guard against U.