ICE officers and agents executed search warrants at three locations, according to a spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations, but immigration advocates said they were aware of arrests at seven locations.

Wild scenes have unfolded in downtown Los Angeles as crowds of protesters clashed with law enforcement amid raids orchestrated by the Depatment of Homeland Security.

A local immigrant rights organization said more than 45 people were detained in the operations, which were described as “random sweeps.”