Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.

Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.

The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

The deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to quell the protests goes to court this Thursday. Thousands of people marched for the sixth consecutive day in dozens of cities across the country

Over the last week, a sea of green, white and red Mexican flags have become a fixture of the Los Angeles protests against immigration raids.

Downtown Los Angeles bustled Wednesday with dog-walkers and commuters touting coffee cups, returning to business as usual after the first night of curfew meant to tamp down tensions following days of protests over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

The ongoing protests in Los Angeles began with small demonstrations against immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.

About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.