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Protesters and police have faced off in Los Angeles, and anti-ICE protests are popping up across the country. Follow for live updates.
Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.
LA County DA Nathan Hochman said that the vast majority of protesters over the last few days have been peaceful.
Authorities made "mass arrests" near downtown Los Angeles late Tuesday after a curfew came into effect following intense protests against immigration enforcement raids and the escalation of military presence across the nation’s second-largest city.
Protests have spread across America following days of demonstrations in Los Angeles against immigration raids by the federal government. Thousands of troops and hundreds of marines have been deployed to LA by US President Donald Trump to quell the demos, causing a row with state politicians.
Ruben Salazar died 55 years ago while covering a protest in LA. His case illustrates the dangers journalists face today as police fire “less lethal munitions” into crowds.
The curfew was instated on Tuesday after days of protests against a string of immigration enforcement operations throughout Southern California. Bass said the curfew will be enacted daily until it's no longer deemed necessary.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday night ordered an overnight curfew covering a large portion of the city’s Downtown area while California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a televised address where he once again attacked President Donald Trump and described his decision to send military forces to handle the protests against immigration raids as a “perilous moment.
Pam Bondi rejected that Donald Trump's pardons for hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters creates a double standard with its response to violence at immigration protests in LA.
This is false. The ad, which appeared in Craigslist's Los Angeles section for general labor jobs, was bait for a prank show and had nothing to do with the protests in Los Angeles, the ad's creator told The Associated Press.