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At least five carwashes across Los Angeles County and Orange County have been raided since Sunday, according to one labor group.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery Street to oppose President Donald Trump 's aggressive deportation plans after Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) arrested multiple immigrants at the downtown courtroom, NBC Bay Area first reported.
The Los Angeles Police Department has declared all of downtown as an unlawful assembly, telling all demonstrators to leave the area immediately. "Downtown Los Angeles has been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. You are to leave the Downtown Area immediately," police said on X.
The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.
Democratic policies regarding immigration has evolved as attitudes have hardened after record border crossings during Joe Biden's administration.
Critics such as California Governor Gavin Newsom viewed Trump's decision to send in the National Guard as an abuse of power.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, a non-profit working to advance human and civil rights of immigrants, is facing federal investigation and criticism from state lawmakers over its possible involvement in immigration protests. The group has denied accusations of wrongdoing.
Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.