
Watch ‘Antifa' LA rioters make rocks to pelt ICE amid ‘Death to America' taunts…but hero legal migrants HELP hurt cop
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SHOCKING footage from warzone LA shows alleged Antifa rioters "harvesting" rocks from pavements to hurl at officers - while another video shows heroic "legal migrants" tend to a wounded cop.
Graffiti calling for "Death to America" appeared during the carnage - which this morning enters its fourth day.
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Rioters, identified as alleged Antifa members, harvest rocks from the sidewalk to hurl at police
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Threatening messages have been scrawled on the city's walls
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Workers in a restaurant, reported to be Salvadoran-owned, help an injured officer
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The clashes with between rioters and police have intensified over the course of three days
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The streets of downtown LA have descended into chaos as National Guardsmen and ICE officers clash with fanatical pro-immigration rioters.
Shocking photos and videos from the city have surfaced showing terrifying scenes and violent troublemakers exploiting the lawlessness.
One alarming clip posted online shows a group of bloodlusted protesters chipping away rocks from the mud, seemingly ready to hurl at police.
As the cameraman films with his phone, one of the gang rushes over and tells him to "put it away".
Right-wing "citizen journalist" Aldo Buttazzoni, who posted the clip, identified the group as members of "Antifa" - the controversial far-left group associated with explosive clashes with cops.
Footage shows fierce battles between the two sides - with a barrage of missile raining down on cops who respond with rubber bullets and tear gas.
Officers are pelted with rocks and traffic cones from all sides as they desperately shield themselves.
Another clip filmed inside a national guard van reveals the level of hostility they face on the streets.
As the van drives along, there is the near-constant thud of missiles launched by protesters smashing into it.
Pictures also show threatening messages scrawled on the walls in paint as rioters lay claim to the neighbourhood.
National Guard troops clash with protesters against immigration raids in LA
Some demanded "Death to Amerikka [sic]", while other walls bore the message "F**k ICE".
Amid the turmoil, however, a group of alleged "legal migrant workers" was seen tending to a wounded officer who appeared to have been suffering from the effects of tear-gas.
At the Salvadoran restaurant, La Ceiba, workers treated at least one wounded deputy, according to reports.
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Cops fire rubber bullets at violent demonstrators
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A driverless vehicle blazes in the road during the clashes
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Demonstrators erected a makeshift barrier to hide behind while launching attacks
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Footage shows the staff washing out an officers' eyes with what appears to be milk and dabbing them with paper towels before they mask-up and head back out.
Protests first erupted on Friday after it emerged ICE officers were carrying out raids in Latino-dominated areas of LA.
The action targeted undocumented migrants as part of Trump's pledge to crackdown on illegal immigration.
The authorities reported that 44 unauthorised immigrants were arrested in one swoop at a job site on Friday.
Trump deployed 2,000 national guards to the city to quell days of violent protests - and the clashes only intensified.
On Sunday, protesters looted shops, attacked police and vandalised cars before setting them ablaze in the middle of the street.
A particularly horrifying scene saw a group of police trapped under a highway bridge by rioters who launched fireworks and, heavy rocks and cement at stranded patrol cars.
In response to the escalating chaos agents used tear gas, flash-bang explosives, pepper balls and rubber bullets to push back demonstrators.
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Trump called in around 2,000 National Guardsmen to restore order to the city
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A rioter is arrested on the streets of LA
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Dozens of shops have been left with smashed up windows after thieves used the riots to raid local businesses, and the LA Police Department is urging all affected business owners to report damage.
Trump has heaped praise on the "great job" done by the National Guard - and taken aim at the California governor Gavin Newsom, who he dubbed "Newscum".
Newsom opposed the decision to bring in the National Guard, which he branded "unlawful", sparking a public spat with the President.
Trump ordered the bolstered force to storm LA early on Sunday morning to try to restore order.
Protesters directed chants of "shame" and "go home" at members of the Guard, who stood shoulder to shoulder, carrying long guns and riot shields.
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A number of cars blaze away after rioters set them alight
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Police horses in riot gear were also used to dispel crowds
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Now, 500 US Marines are waiting in a "prepared to deploy" status at a base just 230km east of Los Angeles as the city braces for of the same.
On Sunday night, Trump blared: "BRING IN THE TROOPS!!!" and "ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS, NOW!" on Truth Social, indicating he has not intention of backing down.
Trump's "border tsar" Tom Homan has warned that someone could "lose their life" if the violence continues.
Both official and citizen journalists are documenting the street scenes.
This footage captures the moment a TV journalist was shot live on air by a rubber bullet as she reported on the protests.

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