Federal agents arrested more than 40 people while conducting immigration raids and executing search warrants at multiple locations in downtown Los Angeles Friday. A total of four search warrants were served at three different locations in Los Angeles,

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducted a series of raids across “multiple locations” in Los Angeles on Friday, reportedly taking dozens of people into custody while facing off with demonstrators.

Surprise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in Downtown Los Angeles prompted fierce pushback from elected officials and protesters, who decried the action as "cruel and unnecessary."