Trump, Newsom in war of words over LA protests
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Bass announced the curfew while many people in the city were out marching through the streets and protesting against the ICE raids. The curfew was announced to "stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President's chaotic escalation,
Calling President Trump a threat to the American way of life, Governor Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.
By Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Dietrich Knauth LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, as the city's mayor declared a curfew for parts of the downtown area and police arrested 197 people in a fifth day of street protests.
Unlike the 1992 riots, protests have mainly been peaceful and been confined to a roughly five-block stretch of downtown LA, a tiny patch in the sprawling city of nearly 4 million people. No one has died. There’s been vandalism and some cars set on fire but no homes or buildings have burned.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says vandals and thieves will be prosecuted to fullest extent of law after more stores were looted on Monday night
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
Protesters and police are facing off in Los Angeles, and anti-ICE protests have occurred across the country. Follow for live updates
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President Donald Trump warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his illegal immigration crackdown won't be limited to just Los Angeles.
Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.
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A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over Los Angeles, where questions remain over the role that Marines and National Guard troops will play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the city.