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.

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.

The curfew is now in effect in downtown Los Angeles. Many streets across the area are quiet, but there are still many protesters who have lingered in the area. The police have used so-called less lethal munitions and chemical irritants at times in an effort to disperse protesters. Here’s what else to know:

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

The Trump administration maintains it took over California's National Guard to restore order, and protect ICE officers.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.

By Tim Reid, Brad Brooks and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Americans protested President Donald Trump at rallies and marches in major cities from New York to Los Angeles on Saturday,