New Delhi, June 8 -- Tensions soared in Los Angeles as immigration authorities and protesters continued to face off for the second day on Saturday. The protests were being held against immigration enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area.

The tense standoff took place in the suburb of Paramount, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The New York Times reported that protesters clashed with federal immigration agents by a Home Depot near a residential area where many Latinos live.

The standoff came a day after masked and armed immigration agents carried out high-profile workplace raids in separate parts of Los Angeles, attracting angry crowds and setting off hours-long standoffs.

According to the Associated Press, Immigration an...