The incident took place at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, where Marines took charge of the mission to protect the building earlier on Friday, in a rare domestic use of US troops after days of protests over immigration raids.
Marcos Leao leaves after the arrest. (Picture: Aude Guerrucci/Reuters)
Asked about the incident, the US military’s Northern Command spokesperson said active duty forces “may temporarily detain an individual in specific circumstances.”
Speaking to reporters after he was released, the civilian identified himself as Marcos Leao, 27. Leao said he was an Army veteran on his way to an office of the Department of Veterans Affairs when he crossed a yellow tape boundary and was asked to stop.
“They’re just doing their job,” said Leao, who is of Angolan and Portuguese descent.
This means that they will accompany ICE agents on raids, officials have said.
The Posse Comitatus Act generally forbids the US military, including the National Guard, from taking part in civilian law enforcement.
With Reuters
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