As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.

Attorneys with Public Counsel and the American Civil Liberties Union are seeking orders aimed at ensuring people detained are given their legal right to meet with a lawyer.

Protesters gathered in LA after hundreds of federal agents and military personnel launched an immigration raid in MacArthur Park.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids on Thursday on state-licensed marijuana nurseries in an agricultural region of coastal Southern California, where they were later confronted by throngs of angry protesters.

It appears smoke bombs were thrown as federal agents and protesters clash during an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm. OXNARD, Calif. - Several protesters and federal agents clashed during an immigration raid at a farm in Ventura County Thursday morning.

Multiple people were arrested as anti-ICE demonstrators clashed with law enforcement on Friday in Los Angeles, according to police.

This comes as multiple Southern California cities joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming federal agents' tactics are unconstitutional and instill fear rather than protect the public.

The threat of continued ICE raids has continued, prompting officials to express concern over the welfare of revelers congregating in large celebratory gatherings.

California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez claimed that immigration officers were not targeting MS-13 members or criminals during a recent ICE raid in Los Angeles.