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

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.

Benches at McKeldin Square were filled Monday as community organizers protested anti-immigrant speech from politicians and ICE deportations — rhetoric that’s flooded social media as tensions increased between progressive activist groups and federal agents after recent Los Angeles protests became violent over the weekend.

Demonstrators clashed with police downtown over the weekend, with crowds spilling onto a highway and setting fire to driverless cars.