After days of confrontations among protesters and immigration agents, some observers wonder whether police involvement constitutes cooperation with federal authorities.

Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew Tuesday night, making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback.

The Los Angeles protests and riots erupted in response to aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting undocumented immigrants in Latino communities. Residents and activists demanded an end to these raids to protect immigrant rights and justice for those detained.

A woman who protested against ICE in Paramount, California called immigration enforcement "disgusting," and argued that it doesn't matter how people come to the United States.

A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over Los Angeles, where questions remain over the role that Marines and National Guard troops will play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the city.

Protests against immigration enforcement raids have sprung up across the country from Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D.

Galvez, a previously deported illegal immigrant with prior criminal record, arrested by ICE after allegedly attacking officers with a Molotov cocktail during LA riots.

Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range.