Curfew imposed in LA amid protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown

Starting Tuesday, parts of downtown LA have been under an 8 PM to 6 AM curfew, as protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue.

LA police reportedly began mass arrests on the first night of the curfew.

Shin Ha-young reports.

Protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have continued for several days in Los Angeles.

In response, the city imposed a nighttime curfew on Tuesday in parts of downtown.

Mayor Karen Bass said the curfew covers a one-square-mile area in downtown LA, where most of the protests are taking place.

It runs from 8 PM on Tuesday to 6 AM the next morning.

She explained that 23 businesses were looted and there was widespread vandalism that occurred the night before, saying the city had reached a "tipping point."

Bass said it could be in effect for a few days, but the city will decide later whether to extend it.

According to CNN, the Los Angeles Police Department said that several groups were still gathering in areas under curfew and noted that it had begun making mass arrests.

The demonstrations against the crackdown and deportation of illegal immigrants are spreading to other major cities, including San Francisco, San Francisco, New York and Chicago.

Amid the further outbreaks, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas National Guard will be deployed across the state to maintain "peace and order."

Abbott said peaceful protests would be allowed, but anyone harming people or property would be arrested, adding that the National Guard will do everything it can to help the police maintain order.

The decision came after President Donald Trump sent the National Guard to the protests in Los Angeles.

With concerns lingering over the current state of the Los Angeles area, hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived, also on Tuesday, under orders from President Trump.

Along with the recent deployment of Marines, some 4-thousand National Guard members have been sent to LA to control the protests.

Meanwhile, progressive groups say that they'll be holding more than 15-hundred "No Kings" protests across the country on Saturday, which is the same day a military parade is set to take place in the U.S. capital, marking the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.

The organizers believe that Trump is using the anniversary to celebrate his birthday, which is also on June 14th.

Shin Ha-young, Arirang News.