In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.

A series of protests were held around Orange County as part of a nationwide demonstration. Locally, there was a sharp focus on the recent ICE sweeps that have upended immigrant communities in the heart of OC.

The LAPD said there were 35 arrests for allegedly violating the curfew order overnight. In all, the department said there have been 561 arrests related to protest activity since last Saturday.

One of the events, like those being held throughout the nation, is being held for the City of Newburgh, where participants carried signs and American flags near Montgomery and 2nd streets.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

Protests are underway in Jacksonville and across the United States as part of the "No Kings" nationwide day of defiance. Watch live coverage here.

Amid a nationwide day of protest and following days of unrest in downtown Los Angeles, multiple simultaneous gatherings are expected to take place across Southern California on Saturday.

Demonstrators in Volusia County are preparing to gather for what organizers are calling the “No Kings” protest this Saturday.