Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom asked a court to put an emergency stop to the military helping federal immigration agents, with some guardsmen now standing in protection around agents as they carried out arrests.

A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over Los Angeles, where questions remain over the role that Marines and National Guard troops will play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the city.

A curfew for downtown Los Angeles is now in effect. It began at 8 p.m. local time and will last until 6 a.m. The curfew applies to an area about one square mile in downtown LA, which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the past several days.

Calling President Trump a threat to the American way of life, Governor Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

Six Americans tell the BBC that there's clearly a problem in Los Angeles - they just don't agree with who's at fault.

President Donald Trump has sent U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,

President Donald Trump warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his illegal immigration crackdown won't be limited to just Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump has contemplated invoking the Insurrection Act to use the military for domestic law enforcement nationwide.

White House "border czar" Tom Homan said that protests in Los Angeles are complicating immigration raids, making them more "difficult" and more "dangerous."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday