With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

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

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

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins, R-La., want answers. They have sent

At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.

The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.

Democratic governors, aside from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), are being challenged by President Donald Trump and immigration politics, as protests across the nation crop up. The blue-state governors, many of whom are possible 2028 presidential contenders,

Videos and photographs of Wednesday raids across the country show people clashing with, running from and being arrested by immigration agents.