Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday night as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas,

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 against President Donald Trump's immigration policy.

Clashes between protestors and law enforcement turned violent in Los Angeles as demonstrations against ICE raids ramped up over the weekend. President Trump deployed the National Guard to the area, and the military confirmed to CBS News that hundreds of active duty Marines are now on standby to respond to the unrest.