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A British photographer has been hit by non-lethal rounds during protests in Los Angeles. 

Nick Stern was documenting a stand-off between anti Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters and police outside a Home Depot in Paramount when a 14mm "sponge bullet" tore into his thigh.

He has now undergone emergency surgery and is recovering at Long Beach Memorial Medical Centre.

"Some of the protesters came and helped me, and they ended up carrying me, and I noticed that there was blood pouring down my leg," he told PA.

It is the second incident of this kind that Stern, who emigrated to the US in 2007, has been involved in - the first was when he was hit by a live round during the George Floyd protests in 2020.

He said he tries to make himself as "visible as possible" while working in hostile situations.

"That way you're less likely to get hit because they know you're media," he added.

There have been at least 56 arrests so far during the protests in Los Angeles, police chief Jim McDonnell said at a news conference.

Ten people were arrested on Sunday, in addition to the 29 arrested on Saturday. 

The California Highway Patrol, which was in charge of law enforcement along the 101 Freeway as protesters shut it down, made a further 17 arrests.

Among those arrested was a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an officer and another who is accused of ramming a motorcycle into a line of officers, injuring one. 

Three LAPD officers were injured but did not require transport.

At least five Waymo vehicles have gone up in flames, causing plumes of black smoke and even explosions.

Around 300 National Guard troops have been deployed to LA, with 1,700 more on the way, according to Trump.

Additionally, US Northern Command said 500 Marines were standing by, ready to support the National Guard if necessary.

The Los Angeles Police Department said that "due to demonstrators throwing objects" onto the 101 Freeway and "damaging multiple police vehicles", the road would remain closed until further notice.

Gavin Newsom has vowed to sue Donald Trump for deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles without consulting him as the governor.

"There's a protocol, there's a process, he didn't care about that," Newsom said in an interview with MSNBC, adding that he plans to file the lawsuit early Monday morning.

He accused Trump of being a "stone-cold liar" after the pair spoke on Friday and the president allegedly made no mention of deploying the National Guard.

Newsom also said Trump was the "sponsor" of the conditions in LA right now, adding that authorities in California were trying to clear up "his mess".

The governor urged protesters to "stay peaceful" and not "take Trump's bait", adding: "Don't give him the excuse he's looking for."

"These are not protesters, they are troublemakers and insurrectionists," Trump claimed in a Truth Social post.

Five hundred Marines are ready to support the National Guard troops in Los Angeles, US Northern Command said.

They would be deployed "should they be necessary to augment and support the (Department of Defense's) protection of federal property and personnel efforts", it said in a statement.

It comes after Trump said he would not rule out sending Marines to Los Angeles - see our post at 3.35.

Several vehicles branded as Waymo Driver SUVs providing autonomous, driver-free rides in LA went up in flames, causing black plumes of smoke to billow into the AG百家乐在线官网. 

The electric cars have lithium-ion batteries, which the Los Angeles Police Department warned can "release toxic gasses" when ablaze. 

A noxious smell has been noted in the area, with some of the fires resulting in explosions within the vehicles. 

Waymo has suspended its service in downtown LA "until it is deemed safe". 

The US president stumbled while climbing the steps to Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Sunday. 

He managed to catch himself on the handrail before he could fall on to the steps.

Before his stumble, Donald Trump told reporters on the tarmac that there were "violent people" in Los Angeles and that "we're not gonna let them get away with it".

When asked about whether he would invoke the Insurrection Act, Trump said this was "depending on whether or not there is an insurrection". 

He added: "We're going to have troops everywhere, we're not gonna let that happen to our country, we're not gonna let our country be torn apart."

Trump also didn't rule out sending Marines to Los Angeles.

"If we see danger to our country, to our citizens, I will be very, very strong in terms of law and order. It's about law and order," he said.

Dan Bongino said the FBI would pursue every case of assault on a federal officer during the protests.

The agency's deputy director, who was installed by Trump-ally Kash Patel, made his statement amid the US president's crackdown on immigration, a key pillar of his election campaign. 

He repeated rhetoric often used by the Trump team on immigration.

Democratic politicians have characterised Donald Trump as an authoritarian dictator in light of his move to send the National Guard into Los Angeles.

The opposition party has seemingly worked out some of its attack lines.

The political row of a Republican president sending in the National Guard to a Democratic-voting state has been a sideshow going on behind the protests in LA.

Earlier, senator Bernie Sanders described what he called "Trump's authoritarianism", branding it "unacceptable".

And now, as we reported in our previous post, California governor Gavin Newsom echoed this statement.

This political row reflects the Democrats' struggles so far to land meaningful blows on Trump, during his second term.

California governor Gavin Newsom wrote down four "acts of a dictator" as he shared a video of Donald Trump telling reporters that officials will face charges "if they stand in the way of law and order".

The pair have exchanged several barbs online, with Newsom accusing Trump of "inflaming tensions" - see our 23.54 post for his full comments - by deploying the National Guard. 

The deployment has resulted in a political battle between Newsom's Democrat-run Los Angeles and Trump's Republican White House.