Several Waymo self-driving taxis were vandalized or set on fire during protests in Los Angeles, social media videos show.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris defended the "overwhelmingly peaceful" protesters in Los Angeles while criticizing President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops as a "dangerous escalation" and "cruel" on the third consecutive day of violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement.

The right to assemble and protest does not include a license to attack law enforcement officers, or to impede and obstruct our lawful immigration operations,” Dan Bondingo wrote on X.

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

Footage shows a helicopter depositing boxes in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County where protests erupted on Friday.