The demonstrations coincide with a Flag Day military parade in Washington honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.

Los Angeles and cities around the nation are bracing for 'No Kings' protests ahead of Trump's military parade as an appeals court ruling keeps the National Guard under the president's control for now.

Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S., including New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Austin, Texas.

NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs. Soboroff speaks with protesters on the ground and describes the peaceful demonstrations he's seen throughout the day.

Even before Donald Trump militarized his crackdown on pro-immigrant protesters ... Los Angeles, a massive, nationwide demonstration was in the works for Saturday. Protest organizers have billed ...

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.

The protests have continued in parts of downtown Los Angeles throughout the weekend, and demonstrators overtook a portion of the 101 Freeway on Sunday, June 8, NBC Los Angeles reported.

Actor John Leguizamo is among the celebrities who've commented on the protests, saying that "protesting is as American as apple pie."