Amid a nationwide day of protest and following days of unrest in downtown Los Angeles, multiple simultaneous gatherings are expected to take place across Southern California on Saturday.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has deployed its National Response Team to Los Angeles to investigate a series of fires set during recent anti-ICE demonstrations in downtown L.A.

Thousands of Coloradans are expected to turn out on Saturday to stage protests against recent immigration crackdowns and executive orders from the Trump administration that have led to violent

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.

The organizers of this weekend's upcoming "No Kings" protests have issued a video reminding people about the event. The video, released on the No Kings website, reminds those planning to attend of details and calls on people to join the protests.

The No Kings Day of Defiance protests will happen during the military parade in Washington on Saturday for the Army’s 250th anniversary — which coincides with Trump’s birthday.

Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for what could be more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?