With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

President Donald Trump is sending hundreds of US Marines to Los Angeles to back up law enforcement after days of protests. Here’s how events have unfolded.

What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.

Mexico’s green, white and red flag has become a defining symbol of the protests in Los Angeles. Demonstrators have waved flags from Mexico and other Latin American countries, as well as US flags, to express solidarity with immigrants and denounce the Trump administration’s raids, provoking the ire of the president’s supporters.

As protests in Los Angeles continued for the third day Sunday, police deployed tear gas and impact rounds, which are not meant to be lethal, to disperse crowds outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, which houses an immigration detention center, and National Guard members dispatched by President Donald Trump began to arrive.

As demonstrations continue in LA and spread to other cities across California and the nation, here is a timeline on how the conflict has unfolded.

Law enforcement has been pushing back Los Angeles protestors with 'less lethal' weapons. Now the National Guard is deployed and Marines are activated.