What we’re discussing
• Los Angeles curfew: At 9 a.m. ET, the city’s nightly curfew was removed. Approximately one square mile was under curfew in downtown Los Angeles, the site of the city’s rallies against ICE raids and troop deployments. Here are some reasons why immigration turmoil is raging in Los Angeles.
• Nationwide spread: Similar demonstrations have taken place in a number of US cities, including Washington, DC, New York, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, and Las Vegas. After demonstrators stopped roadways to protest ICE activity, the mayor of Spokane, Washington, declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.
• Ready to deploy: According to US Northern Command, the 700 Marines who were mobilised to the LA region have finished their training and will be deployed within the next two days. A hearing on California’s effort to restrict the Trump administration’s use of the state’s Marines and National Guard is set for Thursday.
