Podcast hosts slam senator's attempt to punish Los Angeles amid rising tensions over federal response to immigration raids, questioning his authority and motives

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

CNN is tracking the LA protests against ICE and the Trump administration and those that have spread across the US this week.

Garduno-Galvez, the alleged bomb-thrower, was seen masked and hooded, prowling behind a tree near fellow protesters and casing out the approaching police line with a mysterious bottle at his feet, according to video released by ICE.

People gathered in downtown Des Moines to show support for immigrants' rights as protesters more than 1,600 miles away in LA continue to rally against ICE.

Protesters and police have faced off in Los Angeles, and anti-ICE protests are popping up across the country. Follow for live updates.

Denver police arrested 17 protesters on suspicion of graffiti, interference with law enforcement, obstructing streets, throwing objects and assault, according to the police department.

For them, picking up work at Home Depot is their only source of income, and some work as little as one day a week.  While Valencia and other day laborers sought wages, other community members in Paramount and Compton,