Protests against federal immigration raids are intensifying nationwide as cities prepare for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump this weekend.
While many protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have remained peaceful, some have escalated into clashes with police, who used chemical irritants to disperse crowds, resulting in hundreds of arrests.
In response, Trump has deployed about 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles amid backlash over his aggressive immigration enforcement.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that required Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after the judge ruled the deployment illegal and in violation of the 10th Amendment and federal law.
The White House called the order "unprecedented" and said it "puts our brave federal officials in danger." The federal government immediately filed an appeal.
The court said it will hold a hearing on the matter June 17.
Volatile protests prompted officials to enforce curfews in Los Angeles and Spokane. Republican governors in Texas and Missouri mobilized National Guard troops to be ready to assist law enforcement in managing demonstrations in those states.
Activists are planning "No Kings" events across the country on Saturday to coincide with Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C. These events were already scheduled but will occur amid rising tensions this week.
The Trump administration said immigration raids and deportations will continue.
Here is a look at some recent protests and reactions across the country:
Police said 94 people were arrested on "various criminal and traffic" charges and four officers were injured during a Wednesday night protest. Some in the estimated crowd of about 800 threw bottles and rocks at officers, police said.
A crowd gathered near the city’s federal courthouse and blocked several streets before police declared an unlawful assembly. Local media reported tear gas, flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters.
Hundreds of demonstrators packed a park plaza near Lake Michigan on Thursday. Veronica Castro, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, urged people to learn how to protect themselves and called on elected officials to speak out.
The group later marched along the city’s iconic Michigan Avenue. They were flanked by their own security marshals and Chicago police officers on bicycles and in slow-moving patrol cars.
Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Seattle Wednesday evening to a federal building where immigration cases are heard. Some set a dumpster on fire. The building was covered in graffiti, with “Abolish ICE Now” written in large letters across its front window.
Dozens of officers squared off with protesters near the building, some using pepper spray. Some protesters threw fireworks and rocks at officers, police said.
Mayor Lisa Brown imposed an overnight curfew in downtown Spokane after a protest Wednesday outside an ICE office ended with more than 30 arrests and police firing pepper balls at the crowd.
Brown said the majority of protesters were peaceful.
“We respect their right to peacefully protest and to be upset about federal policies,” she said. “I have been that person who has protested federal policies, and that is a right we have.”
Several hundred protesters marched through downtown San Antonio and near the historic Alamo mission. Although Texas National Guard troops were seen in the area, the demonstration was mostly peaceful.
The Alamo building and plaza, among the state’s most popular tourist attractions, was closed to the public. Police guarded the property as the crowd marched nearby.
A protest Wednesday outside an ICE office in Tucson, Arizona, turned into a clash between masked security officers and demonstrators who blocked a roadway, threw balloons filled with paint, and spray-painted anti-ICE graffiti on the gates and walls of the facility.
Video clips showed a security officer hit with a water bottle. Masked protesters held makeshift shields as they inched toward the security team, and a team member set off what appeared to be a flash-bang device.
A small group of demonstrators held their fourth straight day of protests Thursday outside the Anchorage Correctional Complex, where ICE has detained nearly 40 people. Using a bullhorn aimed at the facility’s front doors, demonstrator Courtney Moore declared, “ICE out of Anchorage, ICE out of Alaska.”
Betsy Holley, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Corrections, said 39 people were in ICE custody at the Anchorage jail. The department said its facilities will be on lockdown through the weekend as a “proactive response to calls for grassroots protests across the state.”
This week’s protests lead into the scheduled "No Kings" demonstrations, which organizers say are planned in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, according to the movement’s website.
Organizers plan a flagship march and rally in Philadelphia, but no protests are scheduled in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will be held.
In Florida, state Attorney General Ashley Moody warned that any "No Kings" protesters who become violent will be dealt with harshly.
In a message sent Thursday, a Justice Department official told U.S. attorneys across the country to prioritize cases against protesters who engage in violence and destruction. The email cites several potential federal charges, including assault, civil disorder, and damage to government property.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson mobilized National Guard troops in their states ahead of the weekend demonstrations.
Abbott said more than 5,000 Guard troops and more than 2,000 state police would be ready to assist local law enforcement if needed.
Several "No Kings" rallies are planned in Texas, and there were brief clashes between protesters and police in Austin and Dallas this week.
Parson called his decision a "precautionary measure" and did not provide specific troop levels or duties.
