The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.

President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

President Trump’s new ban on travel to the United States by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry.

President Trump is fighting California Democrats, but his Los Angeles National Guard mission could erode support for immigration policies.

This is not what we voted for," said Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R), while accusing Trump of undermining “the sense of fairness and justice.”

Florida Republican state Rep. Ileana Garcia, co-founder of Latinas for Trump, has called the Trump administration’s methods for arresting and deporting illegal immigrants “unacceptable and inhumane.” Garcia’s criticism of the Trump administration comes amid reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are conducting raids outside immigration courts.