A curfew now covers one square mile of downtown Los Angeles from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mayor Karen Bass announced the restriction Tuesday as protests against immigration raids entered their fifth day. The curfew area sits between three freeways – the 5, 110, and 10 – and exempts residents, homeless individuals, media, and emergency personnel. “I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,” Bass said, pointing to 23 businesses looted Monday night. The turmoil started June 6 when federal immigration agents conducted raids across Los Angeles. They arrested 44 … Continue reading LA Curfew Imposed: 469 Arrests Made as Mayor Declares Emergency After Immigration Protests Turn Violent
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