Federal authorities raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs Saturday as tens of thousands of 'No Kings' protesters flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles in opposition to President Trump’s policies.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

A week of demonstrations continues into the weekend in Los Angeles with events planned around the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests. ‘No Kings’ events and other gatherings are expected in downtown Los Angeles,

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

Los Angeles police have issued a dispersal order at No Kings protests downtown. Officers shot tear gas and rubber bullets at what they called "outside agitators."

More than 2,000 protests were held across the country, with dozens in Southern California alone The post L.A. ‘No Kings’ Protests Draw 30,000 to Downtown, 500 Arrests Reported in SoCal Clashes appeared first on TheWrap.

Events held in big cities, small towns and everything in between served as counterpoint to military parade in Washington coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.