With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests. A federal appeals court delayed a U.S. district judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump ...

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

The curfew with restrictions on people’s movement was announced by Mayor Bass last Tuesday, affecting about one square mile of the city's downtown.

Overtime for police officers responding to the protests reached nearly $12 million, according to the city's top budget analyst.

Demonstrations in McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Austin and elsewhere in Texas were largely peaceful, as some protests went well into the night.

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.

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

The development comes a day after an appeals court temporarily blocked a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of the California National Guard.