The peaceful protest began shortly after 6 p.m. and soon tripled in size as people congregated in front of a road closure, occupied by at least six members of the California National Guard on

Seven employees were taken into custody during an immigration raid on Monday morning at a car wash, a staff member said.

Federal immigration raids are unfolding daily across the country, sparking fear and confusion in immigrant communities far from the protests. Videos show families being separated as the Trump administration vows to continue mass deportations.

The expanded ICE enforcement started targeting America’s agriculture industry, with raids across California, New Mexico, and Nebraska.

Some blame state’s sanctuary laws for why federal agents are keeping Los Angeles law enforcement at arm’s length.

LA Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Angeleno immigrants have said they plan to miss student graduations out of fear of ICE.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said Johnson, who is a Democrat. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”

Continued federal immigration enforcement actions have disrupted lives across greater Los Angeles, including a middle school graduation where teachers and families were left hunkering down in fear.

The raid on Tuesday was the "largest worksite enforcement operation" in the state during the Trump presidency, the Homeland Security Department said.

Jacob Soboroff, NBC News Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House from Ventura County, California the site of a immigration raid conducted by ICE on Tuesday to show the impact that the continued immigration raids and mass arrests carried out by ICE is set to have on the California and American economy,

Groups have also taken to social media to assuage fears and guide newfound allies in how to help. On Friday, the immigrant rights group New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia acknowledged ICE’s shifting enforcement tactics but reminded people the agency had so far been selective in its Philly operations.