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() Los Angeles has entered a fifth day of unrest as protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continue amid more military arrivals and reports of looting.

A California Highway Patrol officer told that looters are taking advantage of the city’s preoccupied police.

Multiple arrests stemmed from jewelry store break-ins overnight, with ‘s Mills Hayes witnessing at least four attempted lootings in LA’s jewelry district.

Monty, the owner of Bargain2Perfumes, said his business was a victim of looters.

“I saw somebody’s break into my store, and call right away to police and my landlord,” he told .

He called the situation “ridiculous.”

“They break into the Apple store. They break into the Adidas store. This is not, they’re not doing protest,” Monty said. “This is just doing, just for the looting, the stores and everything.”

  • Police detain a man during a protest
  • Police officers stand on the corner of a street
  • Cleanup continues after a night of protests
  • Police patrol after LA protests
  • A California Highway Patrol officer pulls an electric scooter off a vehicle
  • A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster
  • A protester throws a smoke canister
  • Fireworks explode in front of law enforcement

Trump deploys Marines, National Guard amid LA protests

As of Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of 700 active-duty U.S. Marines and more than 1,700 California National Guard troops.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s sending an additional 800 state and local law enforcement officers into Los Angeles to “clean up President Trump’s mess.”

Trump is the first president to deploy a state’s National Guard without the consent of a governor since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights protesters. 

The City of Los Angeles has declared a tactical alert, and all uniformed personnel are to remain on duty as protests continue into their fifth day.

LAPD has confirmed dozens of arrests and more than 600 nonlethal rounds fired, all while federal officials continue to carry out more immigration actions in LA.

California files lawsuit against Trump for LA protest response

Newsom and California’s attorney general have filed a lawsuit over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to Los Angeles with no state or city officials asking for them.

The suit, filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday, called the move an “unprecedented power grab.” 

“One of the cornerstones of our Nation and our democracy is that our people are governed by civil, not military, rule,” the 22-page complaint reads. 

“The Founders enshrined these principles in our Constitution that a government should be accountable to its people, guided by the rule of law, and one of civil authority, not military rule,” it continues.  

partner The Hill and ‘s Alex CaprarielloNancy Loo and Kellie Meyer contributed to this report.

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