Dozens of people were arrested Friday in multiple immigration enforcement operations involving Homeland Security Investigations, the DEA and the FBI that took place across Los Angeles. The arrests prompted citywide protests.

The raids occurred in the Westlake District, downtown L.A., and South L.A., CBS News Los Angeles learned.

Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told CBS News Los Angeles in a statement that about 44 people were arrested in the operations.

"ICE officers and agents alongside partner law enforcement agencies, executed four federal search warrants at three locations in central Los Angeles," O'Keefe said. "Approximately 44 people were administratively arrested and one arrest for obstruction. The investigation remains ongoing, upda

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