Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.

Overtime for police officers responding to the protests reached nearly $12 million, according to the city's top budget analyst.

Parts of the 101 freeway, Alameda, Los Angeles St., Spring St., Main St., Aliso St., Commercial St., Temple Ave., 1st St and Arcadia St. are currently blocked off to drivers, the LAPD said.

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.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta acknowledged the appeals court may not be ‘the last stop’ in this fight with the Trump administration.

Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

Amidst California's immigration crackdown protests, Dodgers' Kiké Hernández criticized Donald Trump's actions, expressing solidarity with immigrant communities facing 'abuse.' He lamented the situation in Los Angeles,

According to federal law enforcement officials, California’s sanctuary state policy that prohibits immigration enforcement in the state jail and prison system is responsible for many of the recent raids.

The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ICE raids in cities.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.