Law enforcement has been pushing back Los Angeles protestors with 'less lethal' weapons. Now the National Guard is deployed and Marines are activated.

The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.

Footage shows a helicopter depositing boxes in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County where protests erupted on Friday.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) slammed President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the city as a “chaotic escalation” amid rising tensions between law enforcement officers and protesters pushing back against federal immigration enforcement tactics.

Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities that President Trump is preparing to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical teams, according to CBS News, a move that precipitated the mass protests in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles is “unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and 17 other Democratic state attorneys general said in a statement Wednesday.

Local police, the California National Guard, and US Marines are trying to manage the LA protests. But if you're watching them happen in real time, how do you tell which is which?

LOS ANGELES — Leftwing nonprofit groups are openly helping to fuel anti-ICE riots here by handing out “F–k ICE” packs with protective equipment — as protesters continue to take over downtown every night and engage in rolling battles with cops, federal agents and National Guard troops.

The Illinois governor testified along with counterparts from New York and Minnesota on their states' immigration policies.