Bass said the raids are the "cause of the problems" across the area and that the problems have been "provoked by the White House."

During a press conference Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the raids in Southern California a provocation by the White House and called on the Trump administration to stop them. Bass was joined by mayors from across the region,

California governor and federal officials traded blame after ICE raids and a violent protest rocked the L.A.-area city of Paramount.