The images flowing out of Los Angeles over nearly a week of protests have become the subject of a furious debate in the media and among political partisans. A national poll suggested Americans have mixed feelings about the events that have dominated the news.

President Donald Trump called for more troops to enter Los Angeles amid rioting that stemmed from protests against immigration raids.

US President Donald Trump has announced travel restrictions on 19 countries, which sparked concern about its impact on major sporting events in US

As protests in Los Angeles continued for the third day Sunday, police fired tear gas and impact rounds, which are not meant to be lethal, to disperse crowds. Protesters had gathered outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, which houses an immigration detention center.

The Pentagon is scrambling to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles.