Two people have been charged with throwing firebombs during five days of protests that have rocked a downtown section of the city and prompted President Trump’ controversial decision to send 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines here, authorities said Wednesday. A federal complaint charges Emiliano Gardno Galvez, 23, of Paramount and Wrackkie Quiogue, 27, of Long Beach, with possession of an unregistered destructive device, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said at least nine people face federal charges related to the demonstrations.

The protests have been prompted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps spurred by President Trump’s directive to find immigrants living in the United States without legal status. The Los Angeles Police Department said it has arrested over 385 people since the protests began, including over 200 people after a curfew was imposed Tuesday night.

Protests against immigration raids and in support of demonstrators in Los Angeles have spread from coast-to-coast. Dozens of people were arrested in protests Tuesday night in cities including New York, Denver, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

The 700 active-duty Marines sent to Los Angeles are expected to deploy within 48 hours, according to U.S. Northern Command. Officials at Northern Command say that the Marines had completed their training for their mission in California and “will be employed seamlessly alongside the National Guard forces.”

“Their activation and inclusion in the task force was intended to provide adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the Lead Federal Agency,” said officials, referring to the Department of Homeland Security which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said earlier on Wednesday that his troops would be following federal agents: “They’re in the lead. We’re supporting them. It’s really about protecting federal facilities and federal personnel as they do their job.”

Marines being deployed were trained in crowd control, de-escalation techniques and in proper use of force, according to Northern Command.

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon for help in transporting weapons from Fort Benning in Georgia and another site in Wyoming to Los Angeles, where its immigration crackdown has become increasingly militarized.

The request from Homeland Security, confirmed by a Defense official, also seeks “drone surveillance support,” direction to troops on detaining or arresting “lawbreakers,” and graduates from an organization like the Marines’ School of Advanced Warfighting School for setting up a joint operation center.

It’s unclear what type of weapons Homeland Security officials are seeking for their immigration crackdown in California. Also unclear: who would use them and who they would be used against.

Pentagon officials are reviewing the request, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Soldiers from the National Guard deployed to Los Angeles are assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their operations and can temporarily detain people, according to Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman.

The National Guard general told reporters on Wednesday that about 1,000 National Guard members deployed have been tasked with protecting federal buildings and the “protection of federal law enforcement as they conduct their mission.”

National Guard members are not authorized to make arrests but can “temporarily detain” people, according to Sherman.

Details about what National Guard members are doing in Los Angeles come as ICE officials share photos of troops with AR-15 Style rifles standing guard over federal agents handcuffing people.

National Guard spokesperson Master Sgt. Tabitha Lee said 500 troops had been trained to accompany ICE agents.

“This is stuff that we do not do, and this is working with federal law enforcement,” Sherman said. “They’re in the lead. We’re supporting them. It’s really about protecting federal facilities and federal personnel as they do their job.”

Sherman’s confirmation of the National Guard’s role comes as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Congress that the deployment of troops could expand beyond Los Angeles.

Early federal charges announced following LA protests

Galvez is accused of hiding behind a fence and throwing the device at a sheriff’s deputy on Saturday, June 7, in Paramount, Essayli said. He is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico and has been previously deported, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.

ICE officers arrested him on a charge of attempted murder in the attack. Quiogue is charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail during the protest on June 8, Essayli said. More charges are expected, Essayli said at a briefing Wednesday.

“We are looking at hundreds of people. … We’re going to take our time, we’re going to identify people,” he said. “We’re coming after all these people. So let’s be clear: This is the beginning, not the end.”

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, joined by over 30 city leaders from across Southern California, called on the Trump administration to end the immigration sweeps that led to the recent volatile protests in Los Angeles and other cities nationwide.

“All of us represent cities in this region where immigrants are key,” Bass said. “To have people live in fear like it is today is just unacceptable.”

She said the Trump administration is conducting a “national experiment to determine how far the federal government can go in reaching in and taking over power from a governor (and) power from a local jurisdiction.”

Bass also accused the administration of intentionally inciting fear through its raids and deployment of National Guard troops and Marines. “When you raid Home Depots and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, and when you run armored caravans through our streets, you’re not trying to keep anyone safe, you’re trying to cause fear and panic,” Bass said.

Many Angeleno immigrants are foregoing the chance to witness their young loved ones receive diplomas or advance to the next grade at upcoming school graduation ceremonies out of fear of getting deported.

“I’ve spoken with parents who’ve told me that their daughter would be the first in their family to graduate high school and they’re not going to be there to witness it, because they have a fear of the place of graduation being targeted,” said Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which covers the majority of the city and some surrounding areas of Los Angeles and serves more than a half of a million public school students, during a June 9 news conference. More than one-third of Angelenos are immigrants.

At a June 10 commencement ceremony on the Westside, Palms Middle School Principal Arturo Enriquez told the public school families that community members were stationed outside of the campus “ready to call me” if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials showed up.

“We are a melting pot of beautiful, incredible people,” Enriquez said to the crowd before wiping a tear from his eye. “This incredible community, all of these students, all of these parents, guardians, friends and family, it is because of you that these young people are here ready to go on to that next step – to that high school life, to represent each of us as an incredible member of society.”