Franchesca Olivas drove two hours alone from Hemet to attend the anti-ICE demonstration this week outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. She was carrying an upside-down American flag attached to the Mexican flag because she’s half-white and half-Mexican.

Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.

The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.

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

Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove were joined by more than 20 members of the L.A. County Congressional delegation and state lawmakers to demand an end to recent ICE raids and the

Deep-cut case law and 19th century constitutional interpretation underpin the Trump administration argument for deploying troops to Los Angeles.

The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.

Democratic policies regarding immigration has evolved as attitudes have hardened after record border crossings during Joe Biden's administration.

At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.

Videos and photographs of Wednesday raids across the country show people clashing with, running from, and being arrested by immigration agents.