PARAMOUNT, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Protesters clashed with federal agents Saturday in Los Angeles County, just one day after immigration authorities raided locations across the city .

The protest took place near a Home Depot in Paramount where protesters confronted at least 30 federal agents wearing tactical gear and gas masks.

People were yelling and chanting. Several flash-bang smoke grenades were also thrown into the street.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it was on the scene to keep the peace but would not get involved with making arrests.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said, in a social media post , federal law enforcement operations were "going on as planned this weekend in Los Angeles County" and urged "the public to refrain from interfering."

He said anyone

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