Notably, the protests erupted after ICE agents conducted raids across the city, arresting dozens of undocumented immigrants

The authorities cleared a path for an armoured vehicle to come through, while protesters chanted slogans

The protesters were heard chanting: "This is what democracy looks like!" They were seen throwing water bottles at the officers

The Los Angeles Police Department wrote on X a "dispersal order" had been issued: "The use of less lethal munitions has been authorised. Less lethal munitions may cause pain and discomfort"

Earlier in the day, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called the protests in Los Angeles "a full-blown assault on peace, on public order, and national sovereignty"

The US President is speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, marking the 250th anniversary of the US Army

"These guys are professionals. These are not amateurs," he said, adding he was working with US Senators to pass legislation to imprison people who burn the American flag for "one year"

Trump then took aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, calling them "incompetent" and accusing them of paying "troublemakers, agitators, and insurrectionists" to participate in the protests

"Their position is that the rioting will not stop unless ICE withdraws from Los Angeles and ceases the enforcement of federal immigration law," he said