Looters ransacked stores across downtown Los Angeles last night as the protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown entered its third day.
Businesses in the area of 6th Street and Broadway were targeted amid the demonstrations, which saw cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at rioters.
A manhunt is also underway for rioters seen hurling objects at police and ICE agents cars during on a freeway.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the rioter.
The protests in LA broke out on Friday, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members.
Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown overnight an intense day of demonstrations in the region. Around 300 National Guard troops were deployed to the region, spurring anger and fear among many residents.
Trump demanded on Sunday that both Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass apologize for the LA riots, insisting those involved are not ‘peaceful protesters’ as the duo had claimed, but instead ‘troublemakers and insurrectionists.’
Protesters assault federal agents during LA riots
The FBI is searching for rioters accused of assaulting federal officers and damaging government property during the LA immigration protests on Saturday.
The suspect injured an officer when he allegedly threw rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in Paramount, California.
Officials are offering an award of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the rioter.
LA under siege as protesters set fire to driverless cars
Horrifying scenes showed Waymo cars erupting into flames and emitting toxic gases as rioters chained themselves to furniture and created blockades to grind Downtown Los Angeles to a complete halt on Sunday night as violence stretched into a third day.
Extraordinary vision captured the moment these rioters set fire to the Waymos and celebrated the carnage by dancing on the roof of cars and waving Mexican flags high above the flames.
‘Burn, burn, burn,’ the protesters cheered.
At least five Waymo self-driving cars were set alight and vandalized, prompting an indefinite shutdown of Los Angeles St north of Arcadia, and south of Alameda amid safety concerns about the lithium batteries.
Violence spreads across California as anti-ICE protesters target major cities
As authorities in LA struggled to contain demonstrators, the carnage spread to San Francisco where vandals trashed buildings and violently clashed with police in riot gear.
San Francisco Police also declared gatherings ‘unlawful gatherings’ in the city’s financial district, reporting that rioters there injured two officers.
Around 60 people – including some under the age of 18 – were arrested Sunday in San Francisco, KGO reports.
Police shoot reporter covering LA riots with a rubber bullet
US correspondent for Nine Lauren Tomasi was reporting on the 'rapidly deteriorating' riots in the city on Sunday evening, local time, when she was hit.
As she told viewers the police were ‘moving them (protesters) on through the heart of LA’ several loud bangs were heard in the distance.
Just moments later a policeman was seen turning his gun towards Tomasi.
A cloud of smoke appeared next to the journalist and she doubled over in pain.
California sheriff blasts Kamala Harris' statement on LA riots
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who has announced his candidacy for California governor in 2026, has accused Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom of gaslighting.
He said that Democratic leaders the likes of Harris, Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass ‘own this.’
Harris then went on to express her support for the protests – which she called ‘overwhelmingly peaceful.’
Police attacked during unrest in LA over immigration raids
Newsom blames Trump for protest conditions
California Governor Newsom said he requested the Trump administration to withdraw its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles County, calling it unlawful.
Newsom said in a Sunday interview with MSNBC he planned to sue the administration over the deployment, adding that President Donald Trump ‘has created the conditions’ around the protests.
He accused the president of trying to manufacture a crisis and of violating California’s state sovereignty.
Asked if the National Guard was needed, LA police chief Jim McDonnell said police would not ‘go to that right away,’ but added, ‘Looking at the violence tonight, I think we’ve got to make a reassessment’.
In a social media post, Trump called on McDonnell to do so.
‘He should, right now!!!’ Trump added. ‘Don’t let these thugs get away with this. Make America great again!!!’
The White House disputed Newsom’s characterization, saying: ‘Everyone saw the chaos, violence and lawlessness.’
Choas erupts in downtown LA as protesters turn to destruction and violence
Police declared all of downtown Los Angeles to be an unlawful assembly area and ordered protesters to go home on Sunday night after a third day of violence hit demonstrations.
Some protesters had thrown concrete projectiles, bottles and other items at police, law enforcement reports.
The unrest in Los Angeles has become a major flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s signature effort to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Looters raid LA businesses amid 'peaceful protests'
Businesses reported looting in Downtown Los Angeles overnight, sending officers scrambling to investigate.
Looters targeted businesses in the area of 6th Street and Broadway.
The LAPD has encouraged all residents and businesses to report all cases of looting as it prepares an official report.
National Guard deployed as 'troublemakers and insurrectionists' wreck havoc on LA
The National Guard arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday after days of civil unrest following pro-migrant riots across the city.
President Donald Trump said he is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell the protests, which he called ‘a form of rebellion.’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had warned on Saturday that 'active duty Marines' were on 'high alert' as the riots created havoc on the streets.
On Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the National Guard would ‘keep peace and allow people to be able to protest but also to keep law and order.’
Congresswoman denied access to check on ICE detainee
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was met with a door shut in her face after she demanded to check on an ICE detainee.
Waters was seen trying to enter the Los Angeles Federal Building to exercise her ‘congressional authority’ to check on SEIU California President David Huerta.
Huerta was injured and detained by federal agents during an ICE raid in downtown LA on Friday.
Footage shared on X shows how Waters pleaded with law enforcement to check on Huerta, but was not permitted to enter the building.
Waters later hit out at police over the incident, saying in a tweet: ‘I pled with the National Guard, which was heavily armed, not to use their weapons against peaceful demonstrators who were simply exercising their rights to freedom of speech and protest.
‘All people deserve to be treated with dignity and due process under the law. Peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations are critical to protecting our constitutional rights!’
