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.

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

A federal judge will hold a hearing on Thursday over California’s request to block the Trump Administration from using troops in Los Angeles to quell unrest sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as part of the President’s mass deportation effort.

A California mayor says there is no verified evidence that ICE agents are detaining caregivers in parks and separating them from children, pushing back against rumors.