The peaceful protest began shortly after 6 p.m. and soon tripled in size as people congregated in front of a road closure, occupied by at least six members of the California National Guard on

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell sharply countered President Donald Trump’s claims that the city was at a point of needing National Guard support, emphasizing Wednesday that protests were “nowhere near” that level.

National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.

From coast to coast, demonstrators are protesting President Trump's immigration crackdown. NBC News' David Noriega and Julie Ainsley report more. Former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser joins Ana Cabrera to react to Marines and National Guard troops being deployed to monitor the protests.

AI deepfaked videos of the protests are circulating the web. AI chatbots are also fact-checking false claims on X.

The Texas National Guard is on standby as Austin prepares for a large-scale anti-Trump protest Saturday — the city’s first since a downtown

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending the state's National Guard to sites of planned protests against immigration raids. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) joins Ana Cabrera to react to the move amid the Trump administration's crackdown.

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,