Federal immigration authorities carried out enforcement activities at several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, with some clashes breaking out as crowds gathered outside a warehouse and other locations across the city to protest the activity.

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.