On Tuesday, the X page for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted photos of California National Guardsmen on the scene of a detention being carried out by an ICE agent with the caption "Photos from today's ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation."

CNN is tracking the LA protests against ICE and the Trump administration and those that have spread across the US this week.

People gathered in downtown Des Moines to show support for immigrants' rights as protesters more than 1,600 miles away in LA continue to rally against ICE.

President Donald Trump sent in troops, but demonstrators have largely come face to face with local police instead