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Published 06/11/2025Published June 11, 2025last updated 06/11/2025last updated June 11, 2025The LAPD said it was arresting people continuing to congregate in downtown Los Angeles. President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of the National Guard and hundreds of Marines amid anti-ICE protests. Follow DW.
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LA police are enforcing a curfew in the city's downtown amid anti-ICE protestsImage: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat you need to know
- Curfew in effect in downtown Los Angles until 6 a.m. local time (1300 UTC)
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says it is carrying out 'mass arrests'
- US President Donald Trump has vowed to 'liberate' Los Angeles amid protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations
- Trump has deployed the National Guard and hundreds of active-duty Marines
This blog covers the latest developments in the United States on Wednesday, June 11:
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What is the partial curfew in LA?
Los Angeles has been under a partial curfew since Mayor Karen Bass announced a "local emergency" in the city late on Tuesday.
It applies to a 1-square-mile area in downtown LA.
"I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting," she said.
The curfew began at 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday (0300 UTC on Wednesday) and is set to end at 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
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Skip next section LA police announce 'mass arrests' over curfew violations06/11/2025June 11, 2025
LA police announce 'mass arrests' over curfew violations
The LAPD said it was carrying out arrests in downtown LA, which is under curfewImage: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that it was engaging in "mass arrests" as demonstrators continue to congregate in downtown LA.
"Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda. Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated," the LAPD said in a post on the platform X.
"Curfew is in effect," it stressed.
The CNN broadcaster reported that 10 to 20 people were seen being detained by police in in downtown LA.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverageUS President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard as well as hundreds of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles amid demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
California Governor Gavin Newsom harshly criticized Trump's measures, describing them as an "abuse of power" and saying that democracy is "under assault."
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says it is carrying out "mass arrests" with a curfew still in place in downtown areas of the US' second-most populous city.
Stay with DW for real-time news, analysis, and insights from our correspondents on the ground as we continue to cover the LA protests.
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