Trump orders the dislocation of marines and additional National Guard troops in Los Angeles

The arrival of thousands of troops and hundreds of marines Tuesday is taking place on the fourth day of major protests in the streets of Los Angeles, prompted by the arrest of dozens of immigrants to a city with a large population born abroad and of Latin descent.

California Governor Gavin Newsom sharply criticised Trump's decision, calling it reckless, as well as <x0m> lack of respect for our troops”

This is not about public security,” wrote Newsom on X. “concerns the food of the dangerous egos of a president”.

The footage occurred after Sunday's protests, when demonstrators took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles, burning cars and robbing shops. Order forces were forced to use tear gas and rubber bullets to protesters, tracked Periscope.

Meanwhile, Monday's protests were largely peaceful, following weekend riots that followed the arrest of dozens of people authorities described as illegal immigrants and gang members.

In the town of Santa Ana, about 30 miles [50 km] southwest of Los Angeles, order forces used tear gas against protesters who cheered against the Agency for Migration and Customs (ICE) Monday evening.

Speaking from Washington, Trump called the protesters “pro and rebel pushers”.

Trump wrote on social networks that protesters had spit on bodies, and if they continue to do so, “I promise they will be hit harder than ever before. ”

Despite isolated acts of violence, officials and local rule forces stressed that most protesters over the weekend had been peaceful.

Schools throughout Los Angeles functioned normally Monday, while life in the city seemed largely unchanged.

In contrast to Trump's description, L.A. chairman Karen Bass said: “This is not large-scale civic unrest. It's limited to some” road.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonell said local authorities are able to control the city.

The introduction of federal military personnel without direct co-ordination creates logistical challenges and risks for confusion during critical incidents”, he told reporters.

At least 56 people were arrested over the past two days and five officers suffered minor injuries, Los Angeles Police officials said, while about 60 people were arrested at the protests in San Francisco.

Protesters also clashed with police in New York City and in Austin, Texas, on Monday.

This is the first time in decades that the state National Guard has been activated without the governor's request.

The last time the National Guard was activated without the permission of a governor was in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to defend a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brenan Centre for Justice.

In a decree Saturday, Trump cited a legal provision allowing it to dislodge federal forces when there is “a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the United States government”. /REL/