Los Angeles County GOP vice chair and former sheriff's deputy Patrick Gipson issued a scathing rebuke of state and local leadership, accusing officials of negligence amid the protests in the city.

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

The Los Angeles Police Department has declared all of downtown as an unlawful assembly, telling all demonstrators to leave the area immediately. "Downtown Los Angeles has been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. You are to leave the Downtown Area immediately," police said on X.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge's order that had directed Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California.

LOS ANGELES − Two people have been charged with throwing firebombs during five days of protests that have rocked a downtown section of the city and prompted President Trump' controversial decision to send 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines here, authorities said Wednesday.

Here is what happened on each day the protests against immigration detention operations in the Los Angeles area.

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.

A temporary restraining order said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.

Nationwide ICE protests erupt in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities, as a No Kings Day march is planned.