HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”

About 30 people gathered outside the Cedar Rapids Federal Courthouse on Monday in a show of solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles.

More than 35% of Los Angeles' population is foreign-born, shaping its reaction to Trump's immigration crackdown.

Rallies across the country have been held in support of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was briefly hospitalized with a head injury after his arrest.

California National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday in a show of force following scattered clashes between immigration agents and protesters and amid a widening political divide between California and the Trump administration.

The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are calling for quick passage of the centerpiece of President Trump's legislative agenda.

This year’s BET Awards are scheduled to go on Monday night even as protests against immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, California.

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,