Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.

After a day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles, tensions mounted as law enforcement moved to disperse the crowd.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Press Club and investigative reporting network Status Coup today sued the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief, alleging in federal court that reporters’ rights were violated by police while covering recent immigration raids and subsequent civil unrest.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

Days of street protests in Los Angeles against immigration raids have seen some scuffles with law enforcement, but a video circulating online does not show clashes in the United States' second-largest city.

Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.

6:30 p.m.: More than 100 people gathered at the immigration services building and detention center in downtown Los Angeles to protest the raids. DHS officers fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd.

The lawsuit came a week after the groups sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security warning of potential First Amendment violations.

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

Tensions escalated after President Donald Trump called up the National Guard over the objections of state and city leaders.

Tonight' host criticized the president for sending National Guard troops and Marines into Los Angeles: "Why would you send troops if there is nothing for them to do?"