Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S.,

For hours, thousands of people in Los Angeles peacefully celebrated their defiance of US President Donald Trump Saturday with music, marching, bubbles and balloons -- then police unexpectedly moved in,

The "No Kings" protests have taken aim at President Donald Trump's policies, particularly his decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles.

Organisers said hundreds of demonstrations were held in a day of defiance to counter a huge military parade hosted by Trump.

United States Army North confirmed to ABC News that Marines at the Wilshire Federal Building have made the first temporary detention among the troops sent to Los Angeles on Friday.

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress. And there was the spray of tear gas against demonstrators in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast.

As many as 25,000 people gathered outside of City Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, "in defiance" of President Trump in what appeared to be a peaceful protest as of 2 p.m."No Kings," a nationwide series of protests scheduled for Saturday,