HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”

The LAPD chief called the protests "increasingly worse and more violent." The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations,

Crowds converged in downtown L.A. after National Guard troops arrived to quell any protests opposing President Trump's immigration policies.