The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over recent immigration raids.

Trump called National Guard troops and U.S. Marines into Los Angeles in June in response to protests against the immigration raids, marking an extraordinary use of military force to support civilian police operations within the United States. The raids are part of the Republican president's hardline approach toward immigration.

Hundreds of protesters skipped the barbecues and spent Fourth of July rallying in downtown L.A. against immigration raids that have roiled the region over the last month.

Hundreds of protesters marched along Oxnard Boulevard on July 11, 2025, against immigration raids that took place the day before at a farm near Camarillo.

The confrontation between the two groups comes as assaults against ICE agents soared up to 700% higher than last year, according to ICE.

Two organizers in Los Angeles had search warrants executed against them by the FBI. One of them faces federal charges.

The face shields, which guard against irritants and debris, were handed out to demonstrators protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

Residents, community leaders and elected officials gathered in three locations in Los Angeles to help clean up areas that were damaged during protests against federal immigration raids.

Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.

The order on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from conducting the arrests without “reasonable suspicion” that its targets were in the country illegally.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Local groups continued to protest against immigration raids happening across Southern California on Saturday as part of their ongoing summer project.