June 8 (UPI) -- Demonstrators flooded Los Angeles streets and freeways Sunday near a protest at the Metropolitan Detention Center following a declaration by the Los Angeles Police Department that the assembly was "unlawful."

LAPD officers in riot gear tussled with demonstrators in an area close to where the 100 and 101 freeways converge, causing major traffic disruptions. Protestors set fire to vehicles amid the chaos.

National Guard soldiers called up by President Donald Trump to curb demonstrations arrived Sunday morning, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he might send in U.S. Marines if necessary to aid them.

The U.S. Northern Command confirmed the arrival of troops in a post to social media , noting that the troops deployed to the Los Angeles area are from its 79th I

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