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Around 4,700 troops have been deployed in Los Angeles as immigration protests continue.Protesters against the Trump administration's ICE raids in Los Angeles are now met with a beefed-up military presence. President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 700 Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guard members over the objections of California's governor. "If we didn't send out the National Guard and last night we gave them a little additional help, you would have, Los Angeles would be burning right now," Trump said.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill, stating, "We believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe and, in doing their operations." Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee pressed Secretary Hegseth and his team about the cost of sending them. Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, said, "The current estimated cost is $134 million, which is largely just TDY costs: travel, housing, food, etc."Images obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle show troops sleeping on floors of federal buildings. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., questioned, "Why were we unprepared to provide them basic necessities such as food and water?" Hegseth responded, "We are ensuring they're housed, fed, water capabilities in real time from my office because I care that much about the California guard and the Marines and the men and women who are supporting our ICE agents on the ground." Aguilar replied, "I wasn't sure as of yesterday." Hegseth added, "It's true every day, and that's a disingenuous attack."Democratic leaders have called on the president to rescind his orders, labeling the move as inflammatory. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said, "We should not be deploying Marines against Americans. Marines are trained to kill the enemy. What are they going to do at this protest?"The Pentagon is drawing up guidelines for what the Marines in Los Angeles can and cannot do, as they face the possibility of using force against U.S. citizens. Administration officials say they are trained for crowd control and are only there to protect federal property and personnel. Secretary Hegseth will face more lawmakers in a Senate hearing Wednesday.