News coverage of the immigration raids and protests in Southern California has transfixed Mexico, where reports have heavily sided with the immigrants against U.S. efforts to detain and deport them.

As a crowd of over 20,000 gathered in Los Angeles for the “No Kings” protest against President Trump’s immigration policies, police began clearing streets near federal buildings, deploying dispersal orders and less-lethal munitions on some overpasses.

This comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States must expand efforts to deport people who are illegally in the country, including in cities such as Los Angeles, which has seen protests in opposition to immigration raids.

The demonstrations come on the heels of protests flaring up around the country over federal immigration enforcement raids that began last week and Trump ordering National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles where protesters blocked a freeway and set cars on fire.

The National Mall transformed into a MAGA-ified carnival for the Army's 250th birthday parade on Saturday, but the show of military might drew a smaller crowd than anticipated. The big picture: 7,000 soldiers,

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue in New York City on Saturday for a "No Kings" protest.