Overview

• 700 Marines and 2,000 National Guard troops have been sent to Los Angeles to secure federal buildings and assist ICE during protests.
• Mayor Karen Bass has imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles after five nights of demonstrations.
• Governor Gavin Newsom filed an emergency suit in federal court this week to block the military deployment, calling it illegal and unnecessary.
• President Trump warned he would invoke the Insurrection Act if protests continue and plans to transfer 9,000 migrants to Guantanamo Bay.
• The Los Angeles unrest has spread to New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Dallas and Louisville, with over 150 arrests in L.A. and dozens more elsewhere.