Waymo has suspended service of its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area.

Waymo is routing its fleet of autonomous vehicles away from a large swath of San Francisco’s downtown and main transit corridor on Monday as the city prepares for more protests related to raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The incident came amid escalating tensions in L.A. as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off the 101 Freeway as LAPD officers used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd.

The self-driving taxi company also said its vehicles were in the wrong place at the wrong time in Los Angeles after protesters set fire to several of the cars there.

In one photo, at least five Waymo robotaxis can be seen engulfed in flames, with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement graffiti scrawled on the doors.

Waymo cut off its taxi service in parts of Los Angeles after five of its self-driving vehicles were torched during protests.

The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,

Tensions in Los Angeles rose as immigration authorities clashed with protestors, leading to deployment of National Guardsmen.