🪖Marines illegally detain civilian veteran at Los Angeles federal building
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Veterans & Military Affairs
Marines deployed at the Wilshire Federal Building in L.A. detained Army veteran Marcos Leao with zip ties before handing him over to DHS—marking the first-known civilian detention by active-duty U.S. troops during a domestic deployment.
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Why This Matters
⚖️ Your Rights: Testing the Posse Comitatus limits on military involvement in civilian law enforcement
Constitutional restrictions prevent military from policing civilians while protecting democratic governance from authoritarian control.
📊 Your Precedent: First-known domestic civilian detention by active-duty troops sets a concerning benchmark
Military detention of civilians violates democratic principles while establishing dangerous precedents for future authoritarian actions.
👁️ Your Oversight: Raises questions about military accountability and authority during internal deployments
Democratic oversight prevents military abuse while ensuring armed forces serve constitutional rather than political purposes.
🔮 Your Future: May reshape future rules around federal troop use in response to protests
Military involvement in domestic affairs threatens democratic protest rights while normalizing authoritarian crowd control.
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At which Los Angeles building did the detention occur?
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How old is Marcos Leao?
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How long was Marcos Leao detained by the Marines?
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Which Marine unit was deployed to guard the federal building?
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How did Marcos Leao obtain his U.S. citizenship?
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Which law bars active-duty forces from conducting civilian law enforcement?
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According to U.S. Army North, troops can temporarily detain people under what circumstances?
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How did Leao characterize his treatment by the Marines?
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Former Marine prosecutor Gary Solis called the incident a precursor to what?
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This was the first known civilian detention by active-duty U.S. troops during a domestic deployment.
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Leao was trying to get to a Veterans Affairs appointment when detained.
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Leao said he had headphones in and didn't hear the Marines' initial commands.
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Leao was released without any charges being filed.
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The last time military was used domestically in this way was during the 1992 L.A. riots.
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