Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass imposed a curfew in her city’s downtown Tuesday evening, seeking to avert looting and vandalism as immigration protests stretch into their fifth day. The attempt to ease tensions came after the Trump administration ordered Marines and California National Guard troops to the region over the objections of Bass and Gov.

After four days of protests against ICE raids, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced that a one square mile area of downtown will be under curfew starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday. “I have declared a local emergency,

The Pentagon’s deployment of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to join the National Guard’s response to immigration protests follows weeks of rapid-fire developments as President Donald Trump pursues his top domestic priority for mass deportations.

Tensions escalated after President Donald Trump called up the National Guard over the objections of state and city leaders.