President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to California.

The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.

Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.

Activists plan more events Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. A curfew was imposed across downtown L.A. until 6 a.m.

Demonstrators across various cities confront police as they express anger over the immigration raids conducted by the Trump administration. This article provides an overview of the clashes and reactions from officials and leaders,

California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".