Tear gas and smoke filled the air on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles on Saturday as confrontations between immigration authorities and demonstrators extended into a second day and top Trump administration officials vowed to prosecute anyone who interferes with enforcement.

Riot police deployed tear gas on Saturday as they faced off against demonstrators protesting immigration raids.in Los Angeles. The clashes come a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted operations in the city and arrested more than 40 people on alleged immigration violations.

Tensions flared in Paramount, southern Los Angeles County, California on Saturday, June 7, as protesters confronted federal agents in response to an alleged ICE operation in the area. The unrest erupted just one day after immigration officials detained over 40 individuals across Los Angeles.

It came after federal raids in the city on Friday in which agents reportedly took dozens of people into custody.

Anti-ICE protesters gather outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan.