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.

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

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

By Tim Reid, Brad Brooks and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Americans protested President Donald Trump at rallies and marches in major cities from New York to Los Angeles on Saturday,

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

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.