In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

A week of immigration sweeps across Southern California has left some communities terrified, with fewer people on the streets and signs of an economic slowdown.

The move marks a significant pivot for the Trump administration, which has vowed to deport millions of immigrants living in the country without legal status.

Glenn Valley Foods and the city's residents work to forge ahead following the raid's chilling effect on the local workforce and the community at large.

On Monday, there was a quiet hum of traffic passing on Colorado Boulevard outside the AC Hotel. A hotel employee, who declined to give his name, said it was quiet overnight with no additional protests outside the building. A lone flier that read “ICE out of LA” was placed on a third-floor balcony.

With Donald Trump’s administration taking a more aggressive approach to deportations, Sacramento immigrants must contend with heightened fear at court.

The 421-student Springfield school is designed to teach newcomers to the United States. It has been on high alert since President Donald Trump took office and pledged to crack down and change rules on immigration.

Thousands gathered at Houston City Hall for a lively protest early Saturday, cheering as local speakers decried President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Police officers in protective gear ringed parts of a subdued but attentive crowd.

Elizabeth Mendoza watched nervously as demonstrators protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration raids and policies clashed with police outside of her Compton restaurant, Restaurante Y Pupuseria La Ceiba.