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The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs enforcement raids spread to other major cities.
Police and elected officials say the troops and Marines sent by the Trump administration are not properly trained to interact with civilians. A judge will decide whether to limit their duties.
Actor John Leguizamo is among the celebrities who've commented on the protests, saying that "protesting is as American as apple pie."
The curfew went into effect in part of downtown Los Angeles amid ongoing protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Twenty-seven arrests were made at immigration protests in downtown L.A. on Sunday on suspicion of throwing a Molotov cocktail at an officer and driving a motorcycle into a line of police, authorities said.
The Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city.
At a peaceful vigil in downtown Los Angeles, interfaith community leaders came together for prayer, support and healing.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.