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Follow along for live updates as thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids.
Nationwide ICE protests erupt in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities, as a No Kings Day march is planned.
With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.
Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.
Some vehicles thought be those of agents were spray-painted with expletives, as were some exterior walls of the Whittier hotel.
At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.
The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.
LAist reporters witnessed LAPD officers firing less-lethal munitions into crowds and taunting protestors from a helicopter. State law and a federal court order restrict the use of crowd dispersal weapons unless specific criteria are met.
Democratic policies regarding immigration has evolved as attitudes have hardened after record border crossings during Joe Biden's administration.