Protests against federal immigration raids in the United States and more plans

Protests against federal immigration enforcement attacks and U.S. President Donald Trump's mobilization of the National Guard and Marine Corps are spreading across the United States and are expected to continue into the weekend.

While many demonstrations against immigration and customs enforcement agencies were peaceful, marchers chanted slogans and signs, while others led to clashes with police, arrests of hundreds of people and the use of chemical irritants to disperse the crowd. In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott posted on social media that the unspecified National Guard units “will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace and order.”

Militants say they will hold bigger demonstrations in the coming days, with the “King No” event across the country on Saturday in line with Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C.

The Trump administration said that anyway, immigration attacks and deportations will continue.

Check out some protests across the country:

New York City

Police detained more than 80 people during protests in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning.

Protesters shouted and waved signs, including “Ice in New York City” as they gathered near the ice rink and federal court. Police estimate that about 2,500 people participated. Some protesters jumped over metal barricades and clashed with officers who threw them to the ground. Video shows protesters throwing things on law enforcement vehicles.

Police Chief Jessica Tisch said most of the protesters were peaceful and only a few caused diseases that required police intervention.

“We want to uphold everyone's right to protest peacefully in this city and in this country, but we will not tolerate chaos, chaos or violence,” Tisch said on Wednesday morning's appearance at Fox 5 in New York.

Police said they detained 86 people, including 52 people released from criminal court crimes, and 34 people were charged with assault, resistance to arrest and other crimes.

San Antonio

More than 400 people gathered outside the city hall on Wednesday night to conduct anti-ice demonstrations, according to local authorities. The protests were basically peaceful, with a lot of explosive music and some distributed water. When law enforcement officers viewed from hundreds of feet outside, nearby streets were closed.

Dozens of people walked there from the historic Alamo mission after police shut down the area before the protests began. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus encouraged peaceful demonstrations, but said his police would respond if “violent”.

Texas Public Safety Department officials said the Texas National Guard attended the protest. Members were not seen standing with law enforcement officers in front of a small group of protesters.

Republican Governor Greg Abbott declined to say how many soldiers will be sent or how they can be deployed in a “strategic location where they can provide the most powerful response.” He did not say that he was still the president mobilizing them.

“There are other people outside this room who want to know that. I won't tell them,” Abbott said. “We want to make sure that nothing happens in Texas and what's going on in California.”

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said he did not ask the governor to deploy the National Guard, and officials said they did not know how many troops they were sent, where they would be stationed or what they would be doing.

“I want to acknowledge the anger and frustration of the federal government towards immigration laws and cruel attitudes toward human rights,” Nirenberg said.

Philadelphia

About 150 protesters gathered outside the federal detention center on Tuesday afternoon to head to the ice before returning to the detention center.

Police ordered a group of people to follow a major scattered road, and when they ignored the orders, officials arrested 15 of them. Police said several officers used force during the arrest and their actions would be reviewed without specifying which force was used. Two officers were slightly injured.

San Francisco

On Tuesday, militants said about 200 protesters gathered outside the San Francisco Immigration Court after several people were arrested there.

The city's protests swelled to thousands of protesters on Sunday and Monday and were arrested after some destroyed buildings and damaged cars, police cars and buses. Police said the two officers suffered life-threatening injuries.

Seattle

Hundreds of protesters marched through the downtown area to a federal building on Wednesday night where immigration cases were heard, some dragging nearby bins and catching fire.

The building is covered with graffiti and the front window says “Abolish Ice” in large letters. Some protesters moved the electric bikes and cones to block its entrance.

Dozens of officers squared with protesters near the federal building and sprayed some chili spray. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers worked hard to keep the crowd away from the federal building, with some protesters throwing fireworks and rocks at officers.

Chicago

Police said 17 people were arrested during a protest that blocked a downtown square and took over the surrounding streets Tuesday night.

Some of the arrested people were charged with vandalism, and four of them were charged with felony crimes, including aggravated assault on peace officials.

Also on Tuesday, a 66-year-old woman was treated for a fracture after being hit by a car. The video shows the vehicles driving along a road full of protesters. No other damage.

Denver

A group of protesters gathered in front of the Colorado Capitol to create a pile of cardboard signs, an exhortation: “Show your face. Ice cou husband.” The group then split into half, hundreds of people chanted scriptures, landed on two aisles and squeezed out traffic.

Police ordered them to be dispersed. Denver police said Wednesday that officers used smoke and pepper balls to control the crowd and arrested 17 people.

Spokane

Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a downtown curfew after protests Wednesday afternoon in an ice outdoor in Spokane, Washington.

According to a statement released by the city, the curfew will be held from 9:30 pm Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday. The curfew does not apply to law enforcement, emergency personnel, media, people at local sports facilities, residents living in the area and people who go to work leaving football games.

According to KXLY-TV, several protesters were detained outside an ice building.