A curfew has been imposed in Los Angeles due to protests

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has imposed a curfew in downtown due to protests, she announced on social media X.

"I have declared a curfew...to stop the perpetrators who are taking advantage of the chaotic escalation of the situation orchestrated by the president," Bass wrote.

The curfew will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday local time (currently in the American city on June 10, around 10:00 p.m.).

As CNN reports , citing law enforcement sources, the restrictions will affect less than 100,000 people out of four million residents of Los Angeles.

"Any person who continues to engage in unlawful assembly or criminal activity will be detained and arrested," the Los Angeles Police Department said on social media X.

According to CNN journalists, approximately 10 to 20 people have already been detained in the curfew zone.

One person was allegedly physically handcuffed and placed on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.

"Most of the protesters had already left the curfew zone, and police were slowly clearing the area," the newspaper's correspondent from the scene reported.

The Los Angeles Police Department later reported "dozens of arrests" as several protest groups continued to gather in a designated curfew zone.

"Several groups continue to gather on 1st Street between Spring and Alameda. Action is being taken against these groups and mass arrests are underway," the Los Angeles Police Department wrote.

• Clashes have been ongoing in the California city since the evening of June 6 between residents of a predominantly Latino neighborhood and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents . This comes against the backdrop of immigration raids initiated by the Trump administration. The US President has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops.
• On June 10, Trump promised to retaliate against demonstrators in Los Angeles if they disrespected the National Guard.