The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

Amid a storm of protest and arrests in downtown Los Angeles, immigration authorities appear to be intensifying operations across Southern California as federal officials vow to press ahead with a crackdown on workers and residents without proper documents.

Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.