Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.

Protests in LA — which have inspired protests in other major cities across the country — have escalated in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and ICE raids.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, a non-profit working to advance human and civil rights of immigrants, is facing federal investigation and criticism from state lawmakers over its possible involvement in immigration protests. The group has denied accusations of wrongdoing.

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in nearly 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.

Russia is exploiting and amplifying conspiracy theories that have appeared on social media about the immigration protests in Los Angeles, experts say.

The forces stirring action on the streets this week have been led by labor groups. But the voices at some rallies represent a wide range of causes.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum "deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness" in California as demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue in the state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Saturday evening.