As immigration raid protests continue for a third day, Trump - who has already called in the National Guard - says things "look really bad in LA".

What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles to deal with unrest over immigration raids. It comes after a second day of unrest in the Californian city, with residents of a predominantly Latino district clashing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents.

Trump slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who previously called Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to California “deranged.”

ICE riots in Los Angeles, which were prompted by the arrests of 45 illegal aliens with convictions for violent crimes, including murder and sexual assault.

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,

California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, have described the move as "unnecessary".

ICE officers and agents executed search warrants at three locations, according to a spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations, but immigration advocates said they were aware of arrests at seven locations.