The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

Follow along for live updates as thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids.

Los Angeles endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence.

The troops are authorized to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until police can arrest them.

A new poll shows a partisan split on President Donald Trump's troop deployment to quell Los Angeles protests, with 86% of Republicans supporting while Democrats strongly oppose it.

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.

Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.

Some vehicles thought be those of agents were spray-painted with expletives, as were some exterior walls of the Whittier hotel.