By that evening, more than 100 people gathered at a downtown Los Angeles federal detention center where some immigrants had been held. The demonstrations gained steam throughout the weekend in response to a Saturday morning gathering of Border Patrol agents the Latino suburb of Paramount and as National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump arrived in downtown Los Angeles Sunday,

President Donald Trump spoke about the law enforcement response to protests in Los Angeles on June 8.

The troops will not participate in law enforcement activities, two officials said, unless the president chooses to invoke the Insurrection Act.