At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity.

A Los Angeles Dodgers official was asked about the team's recent White House visit as their home city protests federal ICE raids.

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

By Tim Reid, Brad Brooks and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Americans protested President Donald Trump at rallies and marches in major cities from New York to Los Angeles on Saturday,

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

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

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.