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Here’s where things stand on Wednesday 11 June 2025:
- Los Angeles police say they’re conducting “mass arrests” after mayor Karen Bass declared a curfew for parts of downtown LA
- Bass imposed the curfew at 20:00 local time (04:00 BST) in response to looting and violence during protests against immigration raids
- Meanwhile, in Texas, the governor has deployed the National Guard ahead of planned protests
- Demonstrations have spread to other cities in the US, with multiple arrests in New York
- Earlier, California Governor Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump had “inflamed a combustible situation” by deploying the National Guard
Mounted LAPD officers push back protestors
Mounted officers with the Los Angeles police department are riding through the streets in downtown LA, pushing back protestors.
Massive law enforcement presence – but no sign of Marines or National Guard
There’s a massive law enforcement presence in Los Angeles – and dozens of people are being arrested for defying curfew — but there’s no sign of US Marines or National Guard troops out on the streets.
The deployment of federal troops is controversial — but they are not visibly out patrolling demonstrations or arresting people during protests.
‘Mass arrests’ in LA, police say
The LA police department says that with the curfew in effect in parts of LA, “mass arrests are being initiated”.
In a post on X, the LAPD said: “Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda.
“Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated. Curfew is in effect.”
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Let’s take a moment to look at the key developments from the day:
- Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has imposed a partial curfew to tackle looting and violence during protests against immigration raids
- Bass said one square mile of the city’s more-than-500 square mile area would be off-limits from 20:00 local time (04:00 BST) until 06:00 (14:00 BST) for everyone apart from residents, journalists and emergency services
- California Governor Gavin Newsom used a televised address to accuse Donald Trump of inflaming protests. “Sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy,” he said.
- Earlier, Newsom had filed an emergency motion with the courts to prevent Trump’s expansion of the military in LA – a federal judge denied it and set the hearing for Newsom’s lawsuit for Thursday
- Speaking to members of the US army at a North Carolina military base, Trump blasted the protests as a “full-blown assault on peace and public order”
- The protests against immigration raids have spread from Los Angeles to at least nine other US cities, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Protests have spread to at least 10 US cities
Protests against immigration raids have spread from Los Angeles to New York to multiple cities in Texas.
The protests in New York are mostly peaceful, but “multiple” arrests have been made, as we reported earlier.
The National Guard has been deployed in Texas. As BBC North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher reports, Conservative-dominated Texas “appears determined to present a sharp contrast to how the situation has unfolded in Los Angeles”.
Altogether, protests have started in at least ten US cities, including LA, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Austin and San Francisco.
Police firing round after round of rubber bullets in curfew crackdown
Police are moving through downtown clearing streets one by one … firing round after round of rubber bullets as they go.
One protester has just run past showing me a large weald on his chest. At one junction we show our press passes but are told by the police to get off the street.
When we attempt to say that the mayor and police chief have made it clear that the media are free to operate in the curfew zone, one officer tells us, “we can arrest you, whoever you are”.
Where we are on San Pedro street, the crowd has thinned out considerably. Just a few small clusters of protesters, in twos and threes, some still carrying flags, engaged in a game of cat and mouse across this square mile of city centre space.
Texas governor confirms National Guard deployment
Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, has just confirmed media reports that National Guard forces will be deployed in his state.
“Texas National Guard will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace & order,” Abbott says in a post on X, external.
“Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest. Texas Guard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order,” he adds.
LA police on horseback trying to disperse protesters
The protesters gathered around North Main and Temple streets have pulled back 50 metres or so, opening a gap between themselves and the line of police blocking this end of the street.
A row of LA police officers are on horseback and well over 100 officers on foot – armed with zip ties.
The police officers on horseback are now moving forward.
‘Multiple’ arrests at New York protests
NYPD confirm to us that “multiple” arrests have been made at ICE protests in New York tonight.
The protests have been largely peaceful as what seemed like a couple of thousand protesters made their way into lower Manhattan.
The police said in a statement: “Upon arrival, officers observed multiple individuals sitting in the roadway, blocking vehicular traffic. The demonstrators were instructed verbally numerous times to vacate the roadway and did not comply. As a result, multiple individuals were taken into custody.”
New York Mayor Eric Adams earlier said protests like those in LA were “unacceptable and will not be tolerated if attempted in our city.”
National Guard forces also deployed in Texas, local media outlets report
As the protests against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement actions spread to other American cities, one of the largest Republican-controlled states appears determined to present a sharp contrast to how situation has unfolded in Los Angeles.
Conservative-dominated Texas has frequently served as a political mirror image to California. Now its governor, Greg Abbott, has ordered his state’s National Guard to deploy in advance of planned demonstrations in San Antonio.
According to local media, Abbott’s office stated: “Texas National Guard soldiers are on standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed … Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles.”
The move may indicate a lack of confidence by the governor in the police force of one of his largest cities. More than that, however, it is meant as a message – to California, to the Abbott’s allies in the Trump administration and to the American public – that Republicans know how to maintain law and order.
The move is not without risk, however. It could provoke larger demonstrations in the state’s Democratic-dominated big cities. And if Texas protests turn violent anyway, it could undercut the Republican case that they know better than Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Democrats.
Protesters are still on the ground, despite curfew
Curfew has started and I’m reporting next to a large group of protesters facing off against the police.
Announcements are being made that this is an unlawful protest and if they don’t leave the area they will be arrested.
A helicopter is circling overhead shining a search light onto the crowd below.
Many people in LA seem unaware of the curfew
Shortly after the curfew began, at 8pm local time, a lot of people were still in cars, seemingly shocked about the fact that it’s illegal for them to be out there.
Many people are stuck downtown – either by accident or defying curfew.
There is a massive police presence. We are still waiting for details to see if police will start detaining people.
What’s the scope of the LA curfew?
With the curfew in LA now in place, let’s take a look at some key details:
- Parts of downtown LA will be placed under curfew from 8pm to 6am, starting tonight, LA Mayor Karen Bass announced, stressing that only 1 square mile of LA would be affected
- The situation is expected to last several days while she consults elected officials on the way forward
- The curfew will not apply to residents within designated areas, those experiencing homelessness, emergency care workers or credentialed media
- Bass said she has reached out to Trump today, reiterating her call for him to stop the ICE raids against immigrants
Curfew has just started in LA
It’s 12 minutes past 20:00 in Los Angeles now (04:12 BST) – and the city is in its first night of curfew after five days of protests.
The LA government has sent out an alert to phone users. It reads: “The City of Los Angeles has declared that a curfew is in place from 8pm to 6am … Travelling to and from work, seeking or giving emergency care, and emergency responders are exempt.”
Our reporters are on the ground in LA to cover the latest. Stay with us.