Hundreds of people took to the streets in parts of San Diego County on Saturday, many calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration operations. Rallies, organized by the grassroots organization Indivisible, took place in Otay Mesa, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, and Mira Mesa.

In Pacific Beach, dozens of people spread out across the intersection of Crown Point and Ingraham Street, chanting and holding signs to voice their opposition to ICE.

“I’m loud because I’m angry right now. What’s going on in our country is not right, it’s not just. It’s not what our country was founded upon,” said one protester. “People — American citizens should not be being killed in the streets, especially for not doing anything wrong, and it’s just not okay,” the protester added.

A very similar scene played out in Del Mar, where large crowds gathered outside the Del Mar Civic Center along Camino Del Mar.

“I’m a child of immigrants, I’m an immigrant, and I am so sad for what’s happening,” said Kamala Alexander, who came to protest with her husband against the violence that has dominated headlines.

Alexander has been watching the developments in Minneapolis closely, ever since video showed an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

“It hurts deeply, because that’s not what this country represents,” said Alexander.

Alexander believes that ICE, as a federal agency, has a role to play in the U.S. The message did not entirely align with calls from other protesters to do away with the agency altogether. However, Alexander does not agree with the violence that has now taken center stage.

“I think they can do the right job, but they can do it with empathy, with compassion, with understanding,” said Alexander.

Alexander and her fellow protesters hope their voices can lead to change, although what shape that would take remains uncertain.

At the corner of Birch Road and Millenia Avenue in Chula Vista, similar chants and signs flooded the busy intersection.

“She was a mother, not in this community, but part of the U.S.A. community, and we have to, as people, take control and regain democracy and get our freedom back,” said Diana Feather, a U.S. Navy veteran.

Protests continue against the Trump administration over the ICE shootings in Minneapolis and Portland. NBC 7’s M.G Perez reports from Otay Ranch.

Indivisible has scheduled protests against ICE through the weekend. Additional demonstrations are expected to be held on Sunday.

High avalanche danger in the mountains around much of Southcentral Alaska prompted officials to issue a backcountry avalanche warning Saturday for areas from Anchorage to Seward.

The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center said that a combination of heavy snowfall, strong winds and low-elevation rain Saturday “will overload a weak snowpack, creating widespread areas of unstable snow.”

The warning is in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday.

Human-triggered and natural slides are likely, and avalanche debris may run long distances into the bottoms of valleys and other lower-angle terrain, the center said.

In Saturday’s avalanche forecast, which noted high avalanche danger at all elevations in the Turnagain Pass and Girdwood areas, the center said avalanches were likely to fail on weak layers about 1.5 to 3 feet deep.

Forecasters recommended that people avoid traveling in avalanche terrain, staying clear of slopes steeper than 30 degrees.

“Avalanche conditions will remain very dangerous immediately after the snow finishes,” the avalanche center said in its warning.

The center also said conditions may cause roofs to shed snow, and urged that people watch for overhead hazards, use care in choosing where to park vehicles and watch out for children and pets.

Areas covered under the backcountry avalanche warning include the mountains around Anchorage, Girdwood, Portage, Turnagain Pass, Lost Lake and Seward.

Farther north, the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center in its forecast Saturday said danger was considerable at upper elevations and moderate at middle elevations.

Snowfall in Anchorage and Mat-Su

A winter weather advisory remained in effect until 9 a.m. Sunday from Anchorage up to the lower Matanuska Valley, including the cities of Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.

The National Weather Service said total accumulations of 4 to 8 inches of snow were possible, with localized areas potentially receiving up to a foot of snow.

The snowfall was expected to peak Saturday evening before tapering off Sunday morning, the weather service said.