Federal immigration officials appeared to target day laborers in raids Monday at a Home Deport in Santa Ana, leaders in Orange County said.

A growing contingent of local elected officials on Tuesday demanded the withdrawal of the California National Guard from the streets of Orange County after protests began this week over ICE’s deportation tactics.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids took place in Orange County on Monday, officials confirmed. “We are aware of ongoing immigration enforcement activity in the Santa Ana Civic Center area,

It’s estimated that eleven demonstrators were arrested following Monday’s protest in Downtown Santa Ana. Hundreds gathered in Downtown Santa Ana on Monday to protest the presence of ICE, following an increase in arrests and sightings in the city.

At least 10 people were arrested after a protest against immigration raids in Orange County Monday turned chaotic and led to police declaring an unlawful assembly.

Michele Gile reports from Santa Ana, where some residents are living on high alert due to the ongoing immigration operations take place across the region.

Congressman Lou Correa said a stronger military presence could show up in Santa Ana after the California National Guard was deployed near the federal building and the Ronald Reagan Courthouse downtown.

Congressman Lou Correa, who represents Santa Ana, Fullerton, Anaheim and other parts of Orange County, said during a news conference that “everything was fine” until the federal government entered his community on Monday.