The massive military parade planned in Washington, D.C., this weekend could send the national mood from tense to combustible, as President Donald Trump doubled down on threats to protesters.

“Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda. Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated. Curfew is in effect,” read a post on the LAPD’s social media, sent at 9:09p.m local time on Tuesday night.

Groups announced plans for demonstrations across the country, indicating that the protests that began in Los Angeles will continue to spread.

Demonstrations in solidarity with Los Angeles protests against immigration raids have spread throughout the country.

Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids are beginning to spread across the country.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed to use National Guard troops if needed to maintain order during protests against President Donald Trump this weekend.

Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday and took dozens of workers away in buses, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law.

President Donald Trump sent in troops, but demonstrators have largely come face to face with local police instead