Trump has called on ICE to expand operations to "detain and deport illegal aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York."

Cops use tear gas to disperse anti-Trump crowd in Los Angeles - Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) condemned President Donald Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles on Sunday. His remarks come after mass deportations, and subsequently, recurring protests popped up across Los Angeles.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

US President Donald Trump has ordered an expansion of the detention and deportation of migrants across the country as protests against his policies continue. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on federal agencies to "do all in their power" to deliver "the single largest mass deportation programme in history",