Those sweeps are part of a directive from President Trump to find immigrants living in the United States without legal status. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at a Tuesday news conference said a rally is planned for Tuesday night but that it is not expected to be as large as the protests in recent days,

Across the country, marchers similarly took to the streets in New York City in an anti-ICE protest that began in Foley Square, across from where immigration enforcement operations have been centered. Protests have have also been seen in San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and more.

As Democrats seek entrance into ICE facilities, Republicans condemn the “riots” and call for investigation into LAPD’s response.

Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration's response to them have cued up a public spat between President Trump and Gov. Newsom.

As protests broke out in downtown Los Angeles in response to ICE raids and the Trump administration’s immigration policies, a number of protesters held up Mexican flags. Some brandished them with U.S. flags. Others waved only Mexican flags.