By Omar Younis, Arafat Barbakh, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images,

United States Army North confirmed to ABC News that Marines at the Wilshire Federal Building have made the first temporary detention among the troops sent to Los Angeles on Friday.

Meltdowns, calls for escalation ensued after man was detained by Marines for entering a restricted area outside a federal building in LA.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the protests were limited to about five downtown streets, but declared a curfew for parts of the downtown area due to violence and looting.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell called for “open and continuous lines of communication” between all agencies responding to protests in the city ahead of the deployment of US Marines.

“They all worked well together, but without the Military, Los Angeles would be a crime scene ... here in L.A. so that the nation will follow us,” Lopez said. An undetermined number of arrests ...

A battalion of 500 U.S. Marines are mobilizing to Los Angeles to respond to anti-immigration enforcement riots, Fox News has learned. The Marines will be tasked with protecting federal property ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.

U.S. Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will take over protecting the Wilshire federal building in the coming hours, the head of the military's efforts in the city said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles,