In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

Los Angeles has been the sight of massive protests against ICE raids. Multiple people have been arrested and at least two journalists have been injured

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,

President Donald Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are suing the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

California has challenged the administration’s move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.

President Trump's deployment of California National Guard soldiers in spite of Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections escalated tensions between the Republican administration and the Democratic state.

Cops use tear gas to disperse anti-Trump crowd in Los Angeles - Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants