(NewsNation) — Anti-ICE protests erupted coast to coast over the weekend as Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up its immigration raids in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago.
President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard, who arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning.
According to NewsNation affiliate KTLA, ICE raids could last up to 30 days. Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán said she has been told to prepare for a large presence of ICE officers in her district in California.
Los Angeles protests: Bystander describes scene as 'war zone'
L.A. was the epicenter of the protests Saturday evening, where several people were arrested.
As ICE conducted a raid at a Home Depot in Paramount, a city with a high Latino population south of L.A., the immigrant community