Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, including Los Angeles

Unlawful assembly has been declared in downtown Los Angeles, where protesters have gathered near the Federal Building for a seventh day.

The crowd began to disperse around 5:30 p.m. when unlawful assembly was declared.

Federal police and National Guard troops at the scene had their gas masks on, pepper ball guns out, and shields up. They said it was a warning that they would start firing tear gas if the crowd didn't disperse.

Most of the crowd started to move down Alameda Street and continued on over the 101 Freeway, though a few protesters stayed behind.

More ICE agents were seen in several Southern California communities on Thursday.

In Orange County, the City of Irvine said it was notified by ICE that agents would be conducting targeted immigration enforcement operations at several locations throughout the city.

One of the places reportedly listed was the Irvine Marriott, but it's not clear if anyone was detained.

On Thursday morning, AIR7 flew over a raid at a trucking facility off South Central Avenue in Compton.

Video shows many ICE and Homeland Security agents on the scene -- some of them wearing face coverings.

It's unclear if anyone was taken into custody or detained by immigration agents.

In Huntington Park, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was spotted in a neighborhood with ICE agents.

Video from the Citizen app shows the federal agent activity in the neighborhood.

Like the two other incidents, it's not clear if anyone was taken into custody.

In East L.A., FBI agents arrested a man for allegedly helping protesters. He allegedly distributed face shields to demonstrators on Wednesday.

He was charged with conspiracy to commit civil disorders and aiding and abetting civil disorders.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of South Dakota, said he has spoken to Padilla and is working to "gather all the relevant information" after the Democrat was forcibly removed from Noem's press conference.

Thune said he has also spoken with Senate Sergeant at Arms Jennifer Hemingway, who is in charge of senators' security, and is trying to reach Noem but has not yet spoken with her.

"We want to get the full scope of what happened and do what we would do in any incident like this involving a senator and try to gather all the relevant information," Thune said.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and numerous community leaders came together on Thursday afternoon to condemn the remarks of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who described the city as a war zone.

During Noem's earlier press conference, California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed while attempting to ask her a question -- sparking backlash from both sides of the political spectrum.

Bass and the community leaders -- made up of religious leaders, business owners, union leaders, and more -- wanted to show that Los Angeles stands together amid ongoing ICE raids and wants federal agents out of the city.

"You want to know Los Angeles? This is Los Angeles," Bass said, in a room full of supporters from across the city. "We are a city of labor, we are a city of businesses, we are a city of faith, we are a city of believers, and we are a city of dreamers."

"Last Thursday, ICE entered our city and provoked the city by chasing people through Home Depots and car washes and showing up at schools, and today, showing up at emergency rooms and homeless shelters," Bass said.

Bass slammed the DHS, which claimed that Padilla "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem."

"How could you say that you did not know who he was? We see the videotape. We see him saying who he was. But how could you not recognize one of two senators in our state?" Bass said.

"It is my understanding that she arrived here late last night, was here for a few hours today, and came to that conclusion," Bass said about Noem calling the city a war zone. "There's no one up here that sees Los Angeles like that."

She emphasized that vandalism from protests is isolated to a few blocks in a city that is over 500 square miles.

Noem says that Bass is not responding to calls from the White House, something Bass has denied, adding that she served with Noem in Congress for 10 years, but she doesn't recognize her anymore.