By Leah Douglas and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's escalating campaign to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally, including a California farm raid that left one worker dead,

Federal agents conducting raids on two California cannabis farms clashed with protesters on Thursday, appearing to fire chemical munitions into the crowd.

Demonstrators in San Francisco, Calif., attempted to block ICE agents from moving detainees from an immigration courthouse to a waiting van. KNTV's Thom Jensen reports.

Perris Mayor Michael Vargas urged his residents to stay indoors and avoid going out unless necessary, as immigration operations continue.

Federal immigration agents seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a Southern California surgical center and quickly found themselves in a tense standoff as clinic staff demanded to see identification and a warrant.

Guards linked to the Department of Homeland Security have camped out in the lobby of a Glendale hospital to monitor a woman patient who was arrested by federal agents, intimidating nurses and others.

A migrant died Saturday after falling 30 feet from a roof during a raid led by federal immigration officials at a marijuana farm in Southern California, according to his family. Jaime Alanis Garcia died as a result of his injuries after suffering a broken neck and skull,