In Los Angeles, a social media hoax spread rumors of immigration checkpoints and raids at a supermarket chain. Another false report of an immigration raid in East San Jose caused further panic.

As Democratic officials in California, including in Los Angeles, continued to expand so-called sanctuary city protections for illegal foreign nationals and fight President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans,

The L.A. County health department Thursday said it does not collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or any other immigration enforcement agencies.

Leyva, 33, entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and time, according to federal immigration officials.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person familiar with the planning.

After Bakersfield farmworkers Francisco and Santiago woke up well before dawn last week and worked an entire day picking the Central Valley’s mandarin crop, they were stopped as they went home by unmarked U.S. Customs and Border Control cars and detained for residing in the United States without documentation.

A spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security was not conducting any large-scale operations in Southern California amid fires.

Now what we’re doing is unifying nonprofits that have resources to support ‘Know Your Rights’ campaigns for immigrants in our community.” - Karlha Arias

Fears among undocumented immigrant communities continue to grow as the new administration prepares to take office on Monday.

A major California city is suing the state over its sanctuary law, arguing that it violates the Constitution and prevents

A Border Patrol agent makes an arrest during an immigration enforcement action in the Bakersfield area in a Facebook post on Friday. / U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector Rampant misinformation ...