Law enforcement is seen on duty as more than a thousand anti-ICE protesters gathered at Pershing Square and marched to City Hall on June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Credit - Tayfun Coskun—Getty Images The leaders of Los Angeles are trying to wrangle back control of the city that has now been marked by protest and the presence of federal troops. Mayor Karen Bassput a curfewin place for a portion of the downtown area of Los Angeles on Tuesday. This came as Bass declared a local emergency as a result of the escalating protests throughout the city. The curfew remained in place for a third night on Thursday, June 12. Per Bass' instruction, those who "do not live or work in downtown L.A." were advised to "avoid the area and follow guidance from law enforcement." Over 350 people have been arrested and detained in L.A. since protests began on Friday, June 6. While several of the protestshave been peaceful, others have descended into violence and looting. The city is now bracing for the arrival of the Marines, deployed by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The active-duty Marines are set to join around 2,000National Guard membersdeployed by President Donald Trump. He notably federalized the state officials without a request being made by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has strongly criticized the move. "The military's simply not needed. But what he [Trump] is doing is trying to gin things up to create problems," Newsom said ina new interview on a New YorkTimespodcast,released on Thursday, adding that the arrival of the National Guard flared tensions between authorities and protesters. "We had to defend the National Guard. We had to use our own law enforcement to protect them… Just think about how perverse that is." Trump's choice to send in the National Guard has been challenged legally by the state of California. After a hearing on Thursday,a federal judge issued an order blocking Trump from deploying members of the California National Guard in Los Angeles, and ordered the Administration to return control of the forces to Gov. Newsom. But the Administration swiftly filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which resulted in a motion temporarily stopped the ruling from taking effect while the case is considered. As protests continue, with demonstrations since spilling out into other cities across the U.S., here's what you need to know about the curfew in place for L.A. Under Mayor Bass' instruction, the curfew lasts from 8 p.m., local time, until 6 a.m. the following morning. The one-mile-radius curfew covers a portion of downtown Los Angeles. Parts of Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Fashion District, and the Arts District are within or near the curfew's boundaries.You can see the curfew's parameters in full, below: Read More:Veterans Condemn Trump's 'Misuse of Military Power' Amid L.A. Protests According to Bass' original notice, the order will hold true until the local emergency declaration is terminated—which remains in effect as of June 12. Basssaid in a press conferencewith other local leaders on Wednesday that the curfew's stay will likely be dependent on how long ICE raids continue in the city. "The emergency declaration that I signed yesterday does not have a time limit to it, and so the curfews will go on as long as they are needed," Bass said. "But, it's really kind of interdependent on what the response is from the federal side. If there are raids that continue, if there are soldiers marching up and down our street, I would imagine that the curfew will continue." Contact usatletters@time.com.
