Los Angeles mayor announces partial curfew in city amid violent protests over immigration raids, looting

A limited curfew will be in effect from Tuesday in several parts of downtown Los Angeles in US’s California, after several nights of violent protests, arson, and looting over the Donald Trump administration’s immigration raids, Mayor Karen Bass said.

The curfew will be imposed from 8 pm. to 6 am and may remain in place for several days, Mayor Karen Bass added. However, she said that the curfew does not apply to residents and people working in the area.

After US President Donald Trump announced the deployment of more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, Bass accused his administration of trying to override California Governor Gavin Newsom’s authority.

“People have asked me what the Marines are going to do when they get here. That’s a good question, I have no idea,” Bass told reporters, announcing the partial curfew.

Calling the protests an “assault on peace and public order,” Trump on Tuesday threatened to deploy the military to rein in protesters by invoking the rarely used and controversial Insurrection Act.