Day 4 of LA protests: at least 56 arrested, 700 marines deployed

In Los Angeles.

Over 50 people have been arrested, as the protests enter their fourth day.

Police have banned gatherings in downtown LA, and the Marines have been sent to support the National Guard.

Our Choi Soo-hyung reports.

Los Angeles faces the fourth day of protests against the Trump administration's immigration raids.

At least 56 people have been arrested during the protests, according to NBC News.

Protesters shut down major highways, throwing concrete and Molotov cocktails.

Cars were burned to ashes, and police responded with tear gas and flashbangs, filling the streets with smoke.

The Los Angeles Police Department declared the entire downtown area a no-protest zone on Sunday local time, concerned about the growing violence of the protesters.

On Monday, the Pentagon deployed about 700 marines to LA to support the National Guard.

Around 2,000 National Guard troops had already been sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to control the situation, without the governor of California's request.

"Thank goodness, we sent out some wonderful National Guard they've really helped and a lot of problems that we're having out there They were afraid to do anything and we sent out the troops and they've done a fantastic job."

In response, California's governor Gavin Newsom said he will file a lawsuit against Trump over the activation of the state's National Guard.

President Trump called Governor Newsom incompetent and supported arresting him, after Tom Homan, the official in charge of border issues, warned that Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass could face arrest for interfering with immigration enforcement.

"Look at the job he's doing in California. He's destroying one of our great states. And if I didn't get involved, if we didn't bring the guard in, and we would bring more in if we needed it, because we have to make sure there's going to be law and order."

Meanwhile, the protests that began in LA are now popping up in other major cities, including San Francisco and Chicago.

In San Francisco, around 60 people were arrested during Sunday's demonstration.

The protests were sparked when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and the FBI raided downtown shops in LA last Friday, detaining around 44 people.

Choi Soo-hyung, Arirang News.