LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Press Club and investigative reporting network Status Coup today sued the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief, alleging in federal court that reporters’ rights were violated by police while covering recent immigration raids and subsequent civil unrest.

Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.

After a day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles, tensions mounted as law enforcement moved to disperse the crowd.

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

President Trump has called for expanded deportation operations in Los Angeles after "No King Day" protests over the weekend and anti-ICE protests last week in response to ICE raids across Southern California.

Tonight' host criticized the president for sending National Guard troops and Marines into Los Angeles: "Why would you send troops if there is nothing for them to do?"

Protesters across the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump. ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.

The development comes a day after an appeals court temporarily blocked a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of the California National Guard.