Los Angeles rioters battle National Guard & cops over ICE immigration raids as Marines put on standby to tackle carnage
LOS ANGELES has faced another day of carnage with troops and armed police fiercely clashing with lawless immigration rioters.
The National Guard has been called into action by a furious Donald Trump as he blasted illegal aliens and criminals for "invading and occupying" LA.
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Violent protesters have looted shops, attacked police and vandalised cars before setting them ablaze in the middle of the street.
Horrifying footage captured police trapped under a highway bridge as rioters launched fireworks and dropped heavy rocks and blocks of cement onto their patrol cars.
In response, agents in riot gear unleashed tear gas, flash-bang explosives and pepper balls to push back the lawless demonstrators.
Trump also ordered the National Guard to storm LA early on Sunday morning to try and restore order.
But the city has continued to brace for violent clashes over the controversial ICE immigration raids.
Now, 500 Marines are in a "prepared to deploy" status at a base sat just 230km east of Los Angeles.
Trump vowed to make sure his administration would "send whatever we need to make sure there's law and order".
The President later wrote on his Truth Social platform that "violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations".
Speaking online again today the president called for anyone hiding their identities behind masks to be arrested immediately.
Trump added: "Order will be restored, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free."
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Tensions have escalated between police and protesters in LA after sweeping raids by ICE agents saw more than 100 immigrant arrests in the city over the past week.
The confrontations mainly took place in the predominantly Latino suburb of Paramount.
Police patrolled the streets on horseback while others with riot gear lined up behind Guard troops.
Protesters directed chants of "shame" and "go home" at members of the National Guard, who stood shoulder to shoulder, carrying long guns and riot shields.
Footage showed one demonstrator being knocked to the ground as they tried to stop an ICE vehicle, which then sped off.
Elsewhere, trains were halted after protesters jumped on the tracks near an immigration detention centre.
Trump's "border tsar" Homan has warned that someone could "lose their life" if the clashes continue.
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