ICE protests in downtown Spokane escalate to state of emergency after demonstrators ignore curfew, with police deploying tear gas and making arrests for failure to disperse.

Several lawmakers, including Michael Baumgartner and Patty Murray, released statements following Wednesday night's protests.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump 's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and other local lawmakers deliver a united message, urging for peace and safety in preparation for upcoming anti-ICE protests around Seattle.

There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. Also, the spray of tear gas against nonviolent marchers in Atlanta, rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast and a confrontation in Los Angles.

Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, protesting the Trump administrations's raids on undocumented immigrants. Then they marched to the federal building.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

Follow along for live updates as thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids.