Trump says LA 'would be burning' without National Guard
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Tensions flared in Los Angeles late Monday after Trump escalated military presence in the region against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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.
A curfew has been enacted for downtown Los Angeles from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. amid the ongoing anti-ICE protests, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced.
A series of federal immigration raids across LA sparked heated protests in a few spots in the city. Here's where demonstrations and clashes are occurring.
Unlike the riots, the ongoing protests in Los Angeles have largely been peaceful, with isolated clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers. Wilson and then-President George HW Bush ...
LAPD Chief McDonnell decried the escalation of violence as "disgusting" as Molotov cocktails, fireworks, rocks and more were used to target officers.
The request from Homeland Security, confirmed by a Defense official, also seeks “drone surveillance support,” direction to troops on detaining or arresting “lawbreakers,” and graduates from an organization like the Marines’ School of Advanced Warfighting School for setting up a joint operation center.
UPDATED, with additional comments: Donald Trump responded to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s dare to administration officials to arrest him, with the president suggesting that he would support such a move by his border czar, Tom Homan. “I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters at the White House …
Downtown Los Angeles bustled Wednesday with dog-walkers and commuters touting coffee cups, returning to business as usual after the first night of curfew meant to tamp down tensions following days of protests over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.