Los Angeles under curfew as Marines prepare to mobilize

(NewsNation) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass connected Tuesday said her metropolis has "reached a tipping point" amid continued protests, constabulary clashes and looting.

The city's constabulary main confirmed astir 200 were arrested connected Tuesday, with thousands of National Guard troops lasting by astatine the behest of President Donald Trump. U.S. Marines are expected to beryllium deployed successful LA's streets connected Wednesday.

The protests — which began Friday aft federal migration raids successful LA — person caused chaos successful the nation's second-largest city, inspired akin rallies crossed the state and reignited tensions betwixt Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Demonstrations are expected to proceed passim the week, with “No Kings” events planned crossed the state connected Saturday to coincide with Trump’s subject parade done Washington.

Mayor Karen Bass sets curfew amid LA protests

Bass declared a section exigency and implemented a curfew for the city: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. section time. Officials said the regularisation aims to deter vandalism and looting.

Police made arrests arsenic soon arsenic the curfew took effect, portion members of the National Guard stood ticker down integrative shields. The curfew is expected to past respective days, Bass said.

The curfew doesn’t use to residents who unrecorded successful the designated area, radical who are homeless, credentialed media oregon nationalist information and exigency officials, according to LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell.

Immigration protests erupt crossed US

Protests erupted successful Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, Portland, New York and much connected Tuesday, echoing the demonstrations successful LA.

In Chicago, the city's transit authorization temporarily suspended autobus services to the Loop, its downtown neighborhood, arsenic protests and marches spread.

NewsNation affiliate WGN reported a car appeared to thrust done a assemblage of marching protestors, narrowly missing them. It is unclear if the idiosyncratic successful the conveyance has been apprehended by instrumentality enforcement.

In El Paso, Texas, activists gathered successful the city's downtown San Jacinto Plaza successful solidarity with California's communities, NewsNation affiliate KTSM reported.

“What we’re seeing successful Los Angeles is not new. It’s the amplification of a strategy we’ve endured astatine the borderline for years,” said Fernando Garcia, enforcement manager for Border Network for Human Rights, successful a quality release.

Marines, National Guard deployed to LA volition outgo $134M: Pentagon

According to the Pentagon, the deployment volition cost astatine slightest $134 million and mostly screen “just the outgo of travel, lodging and food” for about 700 active-duty Marines and much than 4,100 National Guard troops sent to support national buildings and personnel.

“We stated precise publically that it’s 60 days due to the fact that we privation to guarantee that those rioters, looters and thugs connected the different broadside assaulting our constabulary officers cognize that we’re not going anywhere,” Hegseth told lawmakers.

Trump, Newsom clash implicit LA protests

The warfare of words betwixt Trump and Newsom has escalated alongside the protests.

In sending troops to LA, Trump cited Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which allows the president to “call into national work members and units of the National Guard of immoderate State successful specified numbers arsenic helium considers necessary” erstwhile determination is simply a rebellion, an penetration oregon the information of either happening.

Newsom called the deployment a menace to ideology and sued the administration. Though a justice did not assistance an injunction connected Tuesday, a proceeding is scheduled for Thursday.

“There’s existing instrumentality that governs what the president tin bash and can’t do. The president has invoked a circumstantial statute to telephone successful the National Guard that helium believes authorizes him … and that instrumentality requires that determination beryllium a rebellion there,” Bonta said Tuesday connected “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”

“There’s nary rebellion. It requires that determination beryllium an invasion. There’s nary invasion,” helium said.

The president has not ruled retired invoking the Insurrection Act, which would let him to usage the subject to behaviour civilian instrumentality enforcement activities.

The past clip the Insurrection Act was invoked was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

On Monday, Trump floated the thought of borderline czar Tom Homan arresting Newsom, telling reporters, “I would bash it if I were Tom.”