President Donald Trump's deployment of L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week.

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has continued to defend himself and refute the claims by the Trump administration that he crashed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference before federal officers shoved him outside the room, pushed him onto the floor and handcuffed him.

WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to law enforcement.

Follow along for live updates as thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids.

The detention of the U.S. Army veteran and immigrant who obtained U.S. citizenship, punctuated a series of unusual events that have appealed to Trump supporters but outraged other Americans.

U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles to help temper unrest in the city, stopped and detained an American citizen trying to enter a federal building.

President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to California.

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