President Trump has called for expanded deportation operations in Los Angeles after "No King Day" protests over the weekend and anti-ICE protests last week in response to ICE raids across Southern California.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.

The tens of thousands of "No Kings" protesters who hit the streets across the nation this weekend were vibrant and vocal but largely peaceful, with perhaps the biggest gathering drawing an estimated 30,

The LAPD said on social media that the people in the crowd were throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" while they were near the federal building.

Thousands gathered in Los Angeles with handmade signs, Colonial costumes and riffs on drag queens, turning the anti-Trump demonstration into a creative spectacle of resistance.

The protests in Los Angeles have seen several episodes in which journalists have been struck by rounds from LAPD.

The American Civil Liberties Union said over 5 million people participated in protests against the Trump administration on June 14.