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

With the political and legal battle heating up over the deployment of military forces to Los Angeles in response to protests spurred by amped-up immigration sweeps, officials braced themselves for

Unlike the 1992 riots, protests have mainly been peaceful and been confined to a roughly five-block stretch of downtown LA, a tiny patch in the sprawling city of nearly 4 million people. No one has died. There’s been vandalism and some cars set on fire but no homes or buildings have burned.

President Donald Trump has sent U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,

Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was struck with a rubber bullet on camera in an incident the premier called "horrific."

The ongoing protests in Los Angeles began with small demonstrations against immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.

Across the country, marchers similarly took to the streets in New York City in an anti-ICE protest that began in Foley Square, across from where immigration enforcement operations have been centered. Protests have have also been seen in San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and more.

President Donald Trump credited himself and his administration for deploying the National Guard to address the violence that erupted during immigration protests in Los Angeles. Democratic Congresswoman Laura Friedman,