President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to California.

Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.

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

President Trump called in the National Guard on Saturday after isolated clashes between federal law enforcement and people protesting immigration raids.

California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".

Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

Tensions over US President Donald Trump's immigration policies have been escalating for months. Here's the background.

Protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) popped up in major cities across the country this week as organizing groups gear up for a nationwide day of action on Saturday against President Trump and the military parade in Washington,