Los Angeles protests: Trump sends Marines

(Photo: Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The story Immigration raids in Los Angeles led to protest, some of which have become violent. In response, President Trump sent National Guard troops, now supported by US Marines to subdue the protests. This move was opposed by California state governor, Gavin Newsom as well as the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. Local authorities in California said that the intervention of National Guard troops and Marines could provoke more violence. News headlines Mass arrests in LA as police enforce night-time curfew BBC News US marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE riots Fox News ‘A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’: How the Clash in LA Could Explode Politico Key words and phrases curfew a restriction on being outside at a particular time quell stop or calm a self-fulfilling prophecy a situation caused by predicting that something will happen Next  Learn more English vocabulary from the news with our News Review archive. Try our podcast The English We Speak to learn more idiomatic language.