Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the right of immigrants to protest, but has denounced violence and called on Mexicans in Los Angeles to act peacefully.

Federal authorities are conducting more immigration raids in Southern California after more than a week of protests.

A curfew was imposed in parts of downtown Los Angeles last week after fiery weekend protests outside the same complex of government buildings where Chirinos Medina’s husband was detained.

Thousands of protests are taking place nationwide to counterprogram the president’s military parade in Washington, D.C., and to protest the Trump administration’s policies and perceived overreach.

The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands and thousands of troops.

There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress.