Those sweeps are part of a directive from President Trump to find immigrants living in the United States without legal status. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at a Tuesday news conference said a rally is planned for Tuesday night but that it is not expected to be as large as the protests in recent days,

The video has gone viral online amidst escalating violence and unrest following protests against Trump's immigration crackdown.

The mood in downtown Los Angeles shifted from tense to surreal Monday evening as FOX 11 cameras captured a masked group handing out riot shields and gas masks just steps from federal buildings—despite official claims that protests remained largely peaceful.

It came after federal raids in the city on Friday in which agents reportedly took dozens of people into custody.

A CNN reporter was briefly detained by police this week while covering immigration-related unrest in Los Angeles.Jason Carroll was reporting on the fallout from clashes between riot police and protestors on Monday,

Demonstrations were reported in major cities around the country, including New York, D.C., Boston, Dallas and Chicago.

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country