LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell appeared before the council to discuss the LAPD's attempts to control protests that have erupted mostly in downtown Los Angeles every day since Friday, sometimes descending into chaos.

President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.

Police detained a CNN crew reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. CNN correspondent Jason Carroll said an officer escorted them away from the protest late Monday and warned them to not return.

From Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs against ICE and snarled traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices.

White House "border czar" Tom Homan said that protests in Los Angeles are complicating immigration raids, making them more "difficult" and more "dangerous."

California officials insisted they could maintain order and blamed federal immigration raids and military deployments for raising tensions, as President Trump defended his decision to send troops to Los Angeles after protests over immigration turned violent.

The Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city.

Hundreds of Marines are expected to stand guard in Los Angeles on Tuesday following another night of unrest in downtown Los Angeles that resulted in arrests and a handful of businesses burglarized.