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.

The Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels after the president expressed alarm about the impact of his administration's aggressive enforcement.

Mayor Karen Bass and legislators oppose Trump's planned immigration raids and military presence in Los Angeles.

The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino's Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution.

As federal agents step up immigration raids In Los Angeles... It’s not only sparking concern in immigrant communities, but in the business world as well. Immigrant labor is one of the backbones of Southern California’s economy with jobs ranging from agriculture to construction to hospitality.

Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” on June 11.

Thousands of protestors march through downtown Los Angeles in solidarity with the No Kings on Saturday, June 14. Mexican flags and banners denouncing the federal immigration raids that have occurred throughout Southern California this week,

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