“Constitutionally, as a nation, we do not want to use active duty troops, deploy them against American citizens and others residing in our country. Because the impact is so negative. It makes it appear that the United States of America is a battleground,” Barthel said.

Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.

A military official said the Marines would be on the city’s streets on Wednesday. A federal judge was set to hear California’s request to limit the use of the soldiers.

A federal judge will hold a hearing on Thursday over California’s request to block the Trump Administration from using troops in Los Angeles to quell unrest sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as part of the President’s mass deportation effort.

Hughes is a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps. "I documented what the Marines were doing in LA. I was in Compton with them, so I patrolled with them. You know, we were on the streets,” Hughes said. She was at Camp Pendleton when troops there were sent to Los Angeles for the 1992 riots.