Protests against ICE are spreading across the U.S. as the Trump administration intensifies its response to gatherings in Los Angeles.
Since the weekend, protests have coalesced in other cities in California and around the country.
California
Downtown Los Angeles has been designated an unlawful protest zone following days of unrest in response to raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under the directive of President Donald Trump, some 4,000 National Guard troops, along with 700 Marines, were dispatched to the area to help protect federal buildings and resources.
National Guard troops briefly detained civilians in Los Angeles, their commander said on Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, who oversees the National Guard troops and U.S. Marines deployed to the Los Angeles area, confirmed the National Guard had temporarily detained protesters, but then turned their custody over to local law enforcement.
City officials declared a curfew for an area of downtown Los Angeles of about one square mile starting 8 p.m. Pacific Time Tuesday night until 6 a.m. the following morning. Those within the curfew zone without an exemption will be subject to arrest.
Exempted individuals include those who live within the curfew area, credentialed members of the media, certain people experiencing homelessness and first responders.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the curfew is expected to repeat until conditions improve.
There have been more than 400 arrests in LA since the weekend, mostly for failing to leave the curfew area, police said.
San Francisco saw violence and arrests mostly on Sunday night. There were about 200 protesters present outside the San Francisco Immigration Court on Tuesday, where several arrests occurred.
In Santa Ana, near Los Angeles, the National Guard screened people who needed to enter the area near the Civic Center for work. Workers were cleaning debris and graffiti from protests on Monday.
Texas
Protests were planned in San Antonio on Wednesday night.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said local law enforcement was prepared to respond to peaceful demonstrations on Wednesday night.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said city officials had not requested the presence of the Texas National Guard ahead of expected protests on Wednesday.
Police arrested 13 people in Austin on Monday after a demonstration turned violent. Demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at police and police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is deploying the state's National Guard in anticipation of more protests in his state.
"Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal and will lead to arrest," he said, adding that the Texas National Guard "will use every tool and strategy to help law enforcement maintain order."
New York
Demostrators returned to Lower Manhattan Wednesday night, a day after police detained more than 80 people.
Police estimated that there were more than 2,000 people at Tuesday's protests. City officials said the event was largely peaceful.
Chicago
Thousands of demonstrators gathered during rush hour in Chicago on Tuesday, protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and its decision to deploy military forces to California.
A woman was injured when a car entered the protest and struck her on Tuesday night.
Police say 17 people were arrested. City officials say the majority of demonstrators were peaceful.
Smaller gatherings took place in Seattle, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Demonstrators shared messages of solidarity with immigrants targeted in Los Angeles and criticized the broad scope of ICE's raids.
More events are expected Saturday, to coincide with a planned military parade through Washington, D.C. in celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.
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President Trump responds
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to keep troops in Los Angeles until peace is restored.
In a speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday, President Trump called protesters in Los Angeles "animals" and "a foreign enemy," promising to repel what he characterized as an invasion.
"We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. That’s what they are," President Trump said. "We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean, and safe again."
President Trump indicated Tuesday he was open to the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act, which would give him authority to deploy U.S. military forces domestically to address rebellion, unrest or certain other conditions.
