As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. The television personality and his camera crew were embedded with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement when some of the raids took place on Friday.

President Trump ordered that at least 2,000 National Guard troops would be deployed to L.A. "for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense."

The NYPD arrested at least nine protesters on Saturday following a standoff in Lower Manhattan between law enforcement and a crowd of demonstrators looking to stop ongoing immigrations raids conducted by ICE.