In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Protests against the Trump administration Saturday were predominantly peaceful, including in Los Angeles which has seen over a week of demonstrations against President Trump’s agenda. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) joins Alex Witt to discuss yesterday’s events.

Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

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

Thousands of demonstrators chanted “ICE out of L.A.” on the sixth day of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration raids.