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By Martha Kelner, US correspondent

A shirtless man waving a Mexican flag stands atop a burning car in the heart of Los Angeles, as another man throws a traffic cone into the flames and some play drums and shout chants in opposition to immigration officials.

In the background, city hall can be glimpsed through a haze of thick black smoke.

The downtown district of one of America's biggest cities was a scene of pandemonium and lawlessness as protests, which had previously been mainly peaceful, turned ugly.

It was this chaos, his critics say, that Donald Trump wanted to provoke.

Read the full piece below...

California governor Gavin Newsom has just responded to Donald Trump saying he would have had him arrested.

We reported earlier today on the US president speaking to reporters as he returned to the White House.

He was asked about Newsom daring Trump's border czar to arrest him.

"I would," Trump said.

In response, Newsom branded this an "unmistakable step toward authoritarianism".

Read his full response below...

Here are the latest images from the streets of Los Angeles.

The shells of burnt-out cars remained on the streets, as graffiti covered some walls following last night's unrest.

The streets of the city of four million people were quiet on Monday morning, but downtown, the smell of smoke hung in the air.

It's just gone 10am in LA, on a day when more demonstrations are planned. 

This all began after Donald Trump stepped up his crackdown on undocumented immigration, with ICE agents conducting raids across Los Angeles last week.

During some of those raids, crowds gathered in a bid to block border patrol vehicles, and some people pelted them with rocks.

In response, federal agents in riot gear unleashed tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets.

Protests then began on Friday night in downtown LA, spreading the next day to Paramount, a heavily Latino city in the south, and neighbouring Compton.

Trump then ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops on Sunday - around 300 of whom are in the city so far.

It was an unprecedented move as it went over the head of state politicians.

Last night, unrest continued on the streets of Los Angeles, with further clashes breaking out.

We've just heard more from Donald Trump.

The US president has just arrived back at the White House from Camp David.

He spoke to reporters upon landing, where he once again criticised California governor Gavin Newsom and even went as far as saying he should be arrested.

He was asked about Newsom daring Trump's border czar to arrest him.

Trump said: "I would."

'Professional agitators'

He also claimed "professional agitators" were behind the unrest in LA.

"The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators, they're insurrectionists, they should be in jail," he added.

Donald Trump has claimed that Los Angeles would have been "completely obliterated" if he hadn't sent in the National Guard.

This is the first we've heard from the US president today about the disorder in LA.

Taking to Truth Social, he claimed sending in the National Guard was a "great decision".

He also took aim at the likes of Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass - state Democratic politicians.

Trump said: "The very incompetent 'Governor,' Gavin Newscum, and 'Mayor,' Karen Bass, should be saying, 'THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR.'"

While Trump is keen to talk up his decision, Democratic politicians have said he only inflamed tensions by sending in the National Guard.

Also, much of the law enforcement is still being done by the Los Angeles Police Department, with others characterising Trump's move as a political stunt.

Here's the moment a reporter was shot with a rubber bullet during Sunday's unrest.

Yesterday marked the third successive day of disorder in the US city, with fears of further clashes tonight.

The Australian reporter is broadcasting from the unrest, talking about the moment the LAPD moves in on horseback, "firing rubber bullets".

Moments later, she's hit.

Watch the full clip below...

Donald Trump's latest travel ban has come into effect amid the unrest in Los Angeles.

The ban targets 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries.

It was signed last week, but kicked in on Monday and applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Heightened restrictions have also been imposed on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela if they are trying to enter the US.

Trump's immigration frustration

A hardline crackdown on undocumented immigration has been one of the key pillars of Trump's political offering.

He has characterised it as an existential threat to the US, and often used war-like language.

It's worth keeping in mind that what's happening in LA is a part of a wider political climate in the US right now.

Claudia Sheinbaum has called for due process for those arrested in immigration raids, with 42 Mexicans detained so far.

The president of Mexico spoke about the ongoing unrest in the US state during her daily press conference today.

Meanwhile, her foreign affairs minister said of those arrested so far, four people had already been returned to Mexico - two voluntarily and two via deportation.

Sheinbaum said: "We make a respectful but firm call to United States authorities for all immigration procedures to be carried out with adherence to due process."

While condemning the violence in the protests, she also called upon the Mexican community in LA to act peacefully and - pointedly - she said not to be provoked.

This echoes language used by Democratic politicians who have accused Donald Trump of trying to inflame further violence in LA.

Some of the protests and unrest in recent days saw people carrying Mexican flags.

These images show the scene in downtown LA yesterday, as violence broke out.

More rallies are planned today, which organisers intend to remain peaceful.