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Los Angeles Mayor Extends Curfew as Protests Continue Over Immigration Raids

The measure follows a Trump administration order sending hundreds of Marines alongside National Guard troops to enforce immigration raids

13 June 2025, US, Los Angeles: LAPD officers arrest demonstrators who did not leave the curfew zone after 8pm on June 13, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles on June 13, 2025 after a demonstration against immigration raids by ICE. Photo: Zin Chiang/dpa (Photo by Zin Chiang/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Darkness descends as a helicopter flies over City Hall in Los Angeles shortly before curfew on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Overview

  • Mayor Karen Bass said the overnight curfew will remain for at least a couple more days to curb sporadic violence in downtown Los Angeles.
  • Demonstrations that began on June 6 have focused on opposition to ICE raids targeting undocumented migrants in the city’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
  • About 4,000 National Guard personnel and 700 Marines have been deployed to support the crackdown despite protests from local officials.
  • President Trump directed federal authorities to intensify deportation efforts in Los Angeles and other cities over the weekend.
  • Bass warned that the raids have generated widespread fear, with many residents reluctant to leave their homes amid concerns over indiscriminate enforcement.