LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Fallout continues amid days of protests over a series of sweeps carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the Los Angeles area.
For the past week, ICE agents have been spotted detaining people in numerous cities in the region.
Most demonstrations have been peaceful, but some protests became chaotic over the weekend. On Tuesday, Mayor Karen Bass enacted an overnight curfew on a one-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles. The curfew was in effect for a second night Wednesday as smaller peaceful protests popped up in other parts of L.A. County.
A hearing is set for Thursday over Gov. Gavin Newsom's request to stop troops from coming to California amid anti-ICE protests after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to L.A.
Meanwhile, chaos erupted at a Department of Homeland Security press conference on Thursday morning when California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed while attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question.
As demonstrations continue in Los Angeles and spread to other cities across California and the nation, watch the video for a timeline on how the conflict has unfolded.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and numerous community leaders came together on Thursday afternoon to condemn the remarks of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Bass and the community leaders wanted to show that Los Angeles stands together amid ongoing ICE raids across the city.
Watch the press conference in the video player at the top of this page.
Another Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid unfolded in Compton on Thursday morning.
AIR7 was overhead at Saint George Logistics, a trucking company, just after 10 a.m.
Family members and onlookers were seen filming and opposing the raid, with one man standing in front of a van, not letting it pass.
It's unclear how many people were detained. Eyewitness News is working to learn more information.
Eyewitness News spoke to a brother and sister who showed up at the business when they heard what was going on. They said their father is a big rig driver for the company, and they were worried about his safety and well-being.
"I don't know what's going to happen, what's going to be... we know the plan A, plan B, but we don't know what's going to happen next," said Fanny Fernandez.
"This changes, like, the entire economic system that I have, with like, my family, right? And it's just like, it's a lot of panic in my mind," Ricardo Fernandez said. "My worry is, like, can I just walk around and like, I'm brown-skinned, right? Am I just going to get picked off whenever?"
They said their father has been in the United States for 33 years, working for the trucking business and taking care of them.
When Eyewitness News spoke to Ricardo and Fanny, they couldn't get ahold of their father. They thought he was holed up somewhere on the property in his truck, waiting for the all-clear to leave.
The City of Compton issued the following statement:
"The City of Compton is aware of reports regarding the presence of federal authorities in Compton Thursday morning. It has come to our attention that federal authorities have a leased agreement with a person or company that owns private property in Compton. The city does not have any affiliation or any contract with the federal government related to immigration services. The city was not involved in the choosing of this location nor are we required to be notified about the agreement.
As with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under California's SB 54 (the California Values Act), local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from participating in immigration enforcement except in limited specific circumstances.
We understand this is a difficult and emotional time for many in our community and encourage residents to remain calm and know their rights. The City of Compton stands with all our residents, regardless of immigration status, who call Compton their home. We are continuing to work closely with our community partners to provide resources and support to those in need."
President Donald Trump is reversing course on his immigration raid policy when it comes to farm workers, he announced on Truth Social.
"Our great farmers and people in the hotel and leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long-time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace," Trump wrote. "...We must protect our farmers, but get criminals out of the U.S.A. Changes are coming!"
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the change is happening because Californians spoke up. "Keep it going. Keep it peaceful. It's working," he wrote on X.
In a post on social media, Newsom shared a story about a 12-year-old boy he met in Oxnard whose parents had been taken by agents. They had been working the fields for over 20 years.
"Donald Trump may not care about him, but he's finally listening to you calling out these indiscriminate acts of cruelty," Newsom said. "Let's keep up the pressure, and let's do it peacefully.
Newsom added that he is watching the Trump administration closely and will hold the president to his word.
Eyewitness News previously reported about ICE agents targeting workers on produce farms in Ventura County on Tuesday morning in one of the latest raids in Southern California.
Farm workers told Eyewitness News that ICE agents arrived at an Oxnard farm at around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
"We saw a car when we were on the side, the car was coming, and ICE was following the car," said one of the workers who asked to remain anonymous.
Video posted online showed ICE agents chasing after some of the workers as they fled the fields.
It is unclear how many people were detained during the operation.
Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a federal building in Los Angeles Thursday morning.
While Noem was speaking, Padilla apparently tried to interrupt the press conference.
He took a few steps toward the podium when officers grabbed him and forcibly shoved him out of the room, as seen in video. He can be heard shouting "hands off" as he was removed.
Padilla was detained by the Secret Service with the assistance of FBI uniformed police, senior law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was detained, but not arrested, according to those sources.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to the incident in a post on X, calling it "outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful."
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass also posted and said Padilla's removal was "absolutely abhorrent."
