Elizabeth Mendoza watched nervously as demonstrators protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration raids and policies clashed with police outside of her Compton restaurant, Restaurante Y Pupuseria La Ceiba.

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

Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” on June 11.

Top Portland and Multnomah County leaders, law enforcement officials and several community leaders stood together Friday in advance of large planned protests to decry the immigration policies of the federal administration and affirm the laws in place to protect immigrants.

Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.

Members of the L.A.P.D. in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard troops in riot gear surrounded a federal building. Protests started near a complex of federal buildings but spread to other areas downtown in the evening. Law enforcement officers were stationed around the federal complex all day.

Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

By Brad Brooks, Omar Younis, Idrees Ali and Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. troops in Los Angeles are authorized to detain people until police can arrest them, their commanding officer said on Wednesday,