Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

President Trump said Monday that the city would have been “completely obliterated” if he had not deployed the National Guard.

By Jane Ross, Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Brad Brooks LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles until more National Guard troops can arrive,