The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.

A large part of President Donald Trump’s justification for the extraordinary mobilization of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles is the idea that violent demonstrators are “paid.”

A federal court hearing is scheduled on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Violent protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles prompt deployment of National Guard troops as local officials call for federal agents to leave and demand an end to immigration enforcement.

The curfew extends to sections of downtown Los Angeles where protests have turned into instances of vandalism and looting.