California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has asked a court to put an emergency stop to the military helping federal immigration agents.

Hundreds of people have been arrested during days of largely peaceful demos, which have also spread elsewhere.

Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.

President Trump called in the National Guard on Saturday after isolated clashes between federal law enforcement and people protesting immigration raids.

Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

Hours after the curfew went into effect Tuesday night, many of the protesters had dispersed, although small sporadic confrontations continued. Trump ordered the deployment of nearly 5,000 military members,

Los Angeles has become the epicentre of heated protests and military mobilisation following aggressive immigration raids by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The demonstrations, which began on 6 June,

California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".