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Jim McDonnell, leading the Los Angeles Police Department, said in a press conference that deploying the Marines to LA "without direct coordination creates logistical challenges and risks confusion during critical incidents".

"We urge full transparency and communication across all levels of government," he added.

McDonnell highlighted that the LAPD's priority was to "simply keep both the public and law enforcement officers and to maintain order".

This comes after McDonnell said on X that the LAPD had not "received any formal notification that the Marines will be arriving in Los Angeles".

Here are some of the latest pictures from a fourth day of protests in Los Angeles.

Unlike previous days, there seem to be fewer clashes between protesters and authorities so far.

Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 additional National Guard troops on top of the 2,000 he sent on the weekend - only 300 of whom were actually deployed in LA, according to Gavin Newsom.

The governor stated that the deployed troops have not been provided with food and water - see our post at 20:49 for more details.

Earlier, the US president returned to the White House after a trip to Camp David.

Upon his arrival he spoke to reporters.

While there, he made some comments over the possibility of arresting California governor Gavin Newsom, saying: "I would."

A man who was at the heart of one of the protests in Los Angeles has been released.

Union leader David Huerta was arrested on Friday for allegedly obstructing the access of federal immigration agents to a worksite.

He was one of a number of people detained at a federal building, and appeared in court today after being charged.

Huerta has now been released from custody on a $50,000 (拢36,896) bond.

On Monday, protesters assembled partly to call for his release, with Huerta's arrest becoming a rallying point.

We reported on that in our 21.27 post and on his arrest in our 20.22 post. 

The move could possibly help defuse tensions on the streets of LA.

We're able to bring you a bit more information on the deployment of marines to Los Angeles now.

US Northern Command has just released some information, confirming the soldiers will be used and won't remain on standby.

It adds they were originally placed on alert over the weekend, and also outlines how they will be used.

'Protecting federal personnel and property'

US Northern Command activated marines from the 2nd Battalion, 7th marines and 1st marine division.

They will join Task Force 51 with the aim of "protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."

This step has been taken, Northern Command said, to provide authorities with "adequate numbers".

Task Force 51 is comprised of around 2,100 National Guard troops and 700 marines.

It has been trained in "de-escalation" and "crowd control".

Another escalation?

Much of the criticism that has been aimed at the White House today centres around the decision to deploy the National Guard.

Democrats have said that Trump inflamed tensions in LA.

The deployment of marines will be viewed by Trump critics as taking it one step further.

Governor Gavin Newsom's office has raised questions over the mobilisation of marines in Los Angeles.

We reported earlier - see our 21.09 post - on the reports that marines were being readied for use after the unrest in recent days.

The governor's office said: "From our understanding, this is moving Marines from one base to another base."

It claimed, contrary to some reports, that the marines were being mobilised and not deployed.

"The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented 鈥� mobilizing the best in class branch of the US military against its own citizens," it added.

Deployment vs mobilisation?

Mobilisation is different from full deployment. 

So it doesn't remain clear if the marines will actually hit the streets of LA immediately, or remain on standby.

Our US partner NBC News understands that the marines have not yet left the 29 Palms base.

They are expected to begin moving to Camp Pendleton as early as tonight.

Democratic criticisms

Many of the Democratic criticisms they have thrown towards Donald Trump have accused the US president of sending an unneeded and uncalled-for force into LA.

They say he has inflamed the situation on the ground and made things worse.

More extreme criticisms have characterised this as an invasion, while leading state politicians have said it is an abuse of power.

Here are the latest pictures from the protests and unrest in Los Angeles.

The situation on the streets seems calmer so far than in previous nights.

The main protest has centred around a federal building, where a number of people arrested in raids this week are believed to be held.

This includes a union leader - see our 21.27 post.

Simultaneously, a protest in support of Los Angeles has popped up at the US Embassy in Mexico City.

Catch up on the latest images here:

Follow one of the protests in Los Angeles live in the stream at the top of the blog, or in the link below.

Large crowds have turned out for another successive day, and are marching down a busy road, halting traffic.

We'll also share any relevant updates here...

A bit more to bring you now on the decision to mobilise marines to Los Angeles.

Our US partner NBC News has said that the troops, along with Californian National Guard, have been authorised to operate under three rules of force.

These are:

• Self defence
• Defence of federal property 
• Defence of federal personnel  

In theory these give an outline of how the troops will be used, if deployed, for example guarding federal buildings.

But some protests so far, including clashes, have been centred on federal buildings in LA.