Overview

• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass imposed an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in a one-square-mile downtown zone as nightly protests and confrontations with law enforcement persist.
• President Trump authorized roughly 2,700 federal troops including 2,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines after ICE raids on suspected cartel-linked money laundering operations sparked demonstrations.
• Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the administration on June 9, arguing that the deployment violates state sovereignty; the court is scheduled to issue a ruling today.
• Demonstrators demand an end to ICE’s arrests of undocumented migrants, with some protesters engaging in property damage and creating barricades against security forces.
• Media coverage has diverged sharply, with some outlets emphasizing the confined geographic scope of violence and others warning that heightened militarization could escalate tensions.