The Los Angeles Police Department has declared all of downtown as an unlawful assembly, telling all demonstrators to leave the area immediately. "Downtown Los Angeles has been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. You are to leave the Downtown Area immediately," police said on X.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a brief victory in his lawsuit against President Trump, but an appeals court quickly blocked a federal judge's order.

Details on the "No Kings" protests scheduled Saturday across Los Angeles, including locations, times, and how to find “No Kings protest near me" and “No Kings protest locations."

Some businesses in downtown Los Angeles have boarded up windows and taken other precautions ahead of a weekend of demonstrations on the heels of a tumultuous week. Part of downtown Los Angeles — a few blocks around City Hall and the federal detention center — became the epicenter this week for protests over immigration enforcement raids.

LAist reporters witnessed LAPD officers firing less-lethal munitions into crowds and taunting protestors from a helicopter. State law and a federal court order restrict the use of crowd dispersal weapons unless specific criteria are met.

A temporary restraining order said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, a non-profit working to advance human and civil rights of immigrants, is facing federal investigation and criticism from state lawmakers over its possible involvement in immigration protests. The group has denied accusations of wrongdoing.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic U.S.