President Donald Trump's administration has sent thousands more troops to Los Angeles on a fourth day of chaotic protests against immigration raids, as the unrest spread to other US cities.
Some 700 US Marines have been deployed to the Los Angeles area and the contingent of National Guard troops mobilised to help quell the disorder has been doubled to 4,000.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the move was fulfilling "the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president".
The state is suing the president for sending in troops without the governor's permission. It is highly unusual for the American military to have any domestic law enforcement role.
It is the first time since 1965 that a president has sent National Guard troops to a US city without a governor's approval.
