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Los Angeles Imposes Curfew as Trump Maintains Troop Deployment

Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit to halt the deployment of over 4,000 federal troops after five days of protests provoked by immigration raids

California National Guard guard the Federal Building on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
The California National Guard arrives to stand watch outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, after Monday’s protests against President Trump’s ICE raids resulted in violence.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Overview

  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass instituted an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in a one-square-mile downtown area following consecutive nights of demonstrations and isolated looting
  • President Trump activated more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to secure federal buildings and support ICE operations, with the Pentagon estimating the mission will cost $134 million
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Newsom have sued the administration to block the unrequested troop deployment, and a judge will hear the case on Thursday
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress the administration may invoke the Insurrection Act and broaden domestic military roles to reinforce homeland security
  • Protests that began over ICE workplace raids have spread to New York, Chicago and Texas, where Governor Greg Abbott announced plans to deploy the National Guard to ensure public order