Tensions flared in Los Angeles late Monday after Trump escalated military presence in the region against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.

Protesters gathered in the area outside of the curfew zone, but there were still some confrontations when police moved to break up a crowd of several hundred people. An unlawful assembly was declared around 6:30 p.m. and according to the Los Angeles Police Department, 71 people were arrested on suspicion of failure to disperse.

LOS ANGELES − Two people have been charged with throwing firebombs during five days of protests that have rocked a downtown section of the city and prompted President Trump' controversial decision to send 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines here, authorities said Wednesday.

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

Unlike the riots, the ongoing protests in Los Angeles have largely been peaceful, with isolated clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers. Wilson and then-President George HW Bush ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

UPDATED, with additional comments: Donald Trump responded to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s dare to administration officials to arrest him, with the president suggesting that he would support such a move by his border czar, Tom Homan. “I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters at the White House …

Tensions remain high as the city is gripped by the divide between local and federal powers The Los Angeles Police Department moved swiftly on Wednesday night to quell disorder stemming from anti-deportation protests,

Most have remained peaceful, but a few escalated into clashes with police. The protests in Los Angeles have also ignited a showdown between the federal government and local leaders including ...