Riots erupted amid protests in Los Angeles at the weekend over immigration authorities’ arrests of illegal immigrants.
Cars were burned out and shops were looted, as protests reached their third day on June 8.
Police tried to prevent protesters from pouring out onto the 101 Freeway, a major motorway system that runs through the city.
The National Guard was sent to the streets to protect federal buildings, which escalated conflicts as protesters taunted them and tensions were raised amid occasional breakouts of police firing tear gas in response to objects being thrown at them.
U.S. Northern Command issued a notice on June 8 stating that about 500 Marines were on standby….