Amid a nationwide day of protest and following days of unrest in downtown Los Angeles, multiple simultaneous gatherings are expected to take place across Southern California on Saturday.

Sergio Espejo, 33, a data engineer, claims a flashbang device struck him and detonated during the "No Kings" protest in DTLA, resulting in the loss of a finger.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) - A protester was shot in the eye during the “No Kings Day” rally in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. Now, Marshall Woodruff says he’s not sure if he’ll get his vision back in his right eye. “The bullet fractured my cheek, and it tore part of my eye open,” he said.

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.

In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

Tens of thousands of Americans joined "No Kings" protests across the United States against the Trump administration.

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