While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.

Police said about 470 protesters in Los Angeles have been detained or arrested since Saturday, and reported a relatively quiet night on the city's streets late Thursday, the third night since the mayor imposed an 8 p.

Demonstrators gathered in roughly 2,000 communities large and small, with few reports of unrest. Many protests on the East Coast have wound down, but demonstrations were just beginning in Los Angeles,

The detention of the U.S. Army veteran and immigrant who obtained U.S. citizenship, punctuated a series of unusual events that have appealed to Trump supporters but outraged other Americans.