President Donald Trump has sent U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass emphasized at a press conference that the unrest has been limited to a few downtown blocks.

6:30 p.m.: More than 100 people gathered at the immigration services building and detention center in downtown Los Angeles to protest the raids. DHS officers fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd.

Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with the matter,

Tear gas was used against protesters outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Sunday, creating a tense moment during an otherwise largely peaceful day of immigration raid demonstrations.

LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said on Monday that his department still has not received any formal notification that the Marines are being deployed in L.A. Newsweek's live blog is closed.