Demonstrators at the rally cheered as they released doves before marching to the City Hall (AP Video: Eugene Garcia)

Garcia, an Anaheim resident and car wash worker was detained on July 3 during an immigration raid at his workplace. His family is fighting to free him from custody.

President Donald Trump’s administration has defended violent immigration raids targeting cannabis farms in California, where masked federal agents discovered allegedly undocumented minors who are victims of “exploitation” and “potentially human trafficking or smuggling,” according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over recent immigration raids.

The FBI is searching for a protester who appeared to open fire at federal agents during an immigration operation at a cannabis farm in Camarillo on Thursday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took to social media Thursday to bash a federal immigration raid on a large cannabis farm in Southern California, where agents clashed with protesters and sprayed

A Southern California mayor urged residents to stay indoors amid reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. “We urge all residents to remain calm, stay indoors when possible, and know your rights,

It’s also unclear if other California State Universtiy campuses in the Los Angeles region or elsewhere in the state will be offering similar accommodations. The Cal State L.A. and the CSU system have previously offered remote options during the pandemic and wildfires and given the option to students on military deployment.