Police order protesters to leave downtown Los Angeles as Trump 'brings in the troops

Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles continue for a third day, with police saying downtown LA is now an "unlawful assembly" area. Vehicles have been set on fire and there have been some reports of looting. The president has already called in the National Guard - against the wishes of California's governor, Gavin Newsom

The protests have been mainly limited to downtown LA - things seemed quieter on Sunday night, after a violent day. There's no surprise that President Donald Trump is tackling immigration - he campaigned on this issue.

In large part, it is certainly one of the reasons why he was elected, and he had a lot of support in the city of Los Angeles, and a lot of opposition as well.

That support was among some of those groups of immigrant residents of Los Angeles, including Hispanic communities.

Earlier, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, said that: "What we're seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration".

Essentially, Bass is saying the president knew what the reaction would be if he brought in the National Guard members.

The City of Glendale in California has announced that it will terminate its contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

According to the release, the city has jointly operated a facility that houses federal immigration detainees with the DHS and ICE since 2007.

The protests began on Friday after it emerged Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were carrying out raids across the city.

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