In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Los Angeles endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence.

The troops are authorized to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until police can arrest them.

A new poll shows a partisan split on President Donald Trump's troop deployment to quell Los Angeles protests, with 86% of Republicans supporting while Democrats strongly oppose it.

The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.

Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.

The latest arrests suggest tensions are increasing ahead of the weekend, when more demonstrations are planned.

Some vehicles thought be those of agents were spray-painted with expletives, as were some exterior walls of the Whittier hotel.