The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.

The number of people booked into immigration detention who have been charged only with immigration violations has jumped eight-fold since President Donald Trump took office, government data shows, undercutting his anti-crime message.

The mayor denounced the forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference earlier in the day.

Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing demonstrations protesting President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

A seaplane pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, made an emergency water landing Thursday at the Port of Los Angeles and was uninjured. The plane landed around 2:30 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles Port Police and Los Angeles Fire Department, according to LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey.

With rampant ICE raids in Los Angeles, undocumented street vendors have to choose between physical safety and economic security.

Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.