Mayor Karen Bass has imposed a curfew on parts of downtown Los Angeles after several days of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, some of which turned violent. Newsweek contacted Bass for comment on Wednesday via telephone and voicemail message outside regular office hours.

Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted,’ Mayor Karen Bass said.

The curfew comes amid a public dispute between President Donald Trump and California's Democratic leadership over the handling of the Los Angeles riots.

After four nights of rioting and destruction, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass instituted a downtown curfew on Tuesday, leading to relative peace over the past three nights. With the curfew a demonstrated success,

In the Los Angeles protests following ICE raids, a curfew is in place, with hundreds arrested. President Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to California in response, a move condemned by the state’s governor,

The curfew in LA will run from 8 pm on Tuesday until 6 am on Wednesday and does not apply to residents living within the designated area, individuals experiencing homelessness, credentialed media, or public safety and emergency personnel.

Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles Tuesday evening announced a curfew of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time for parts of the city after five days of rioting.

Riots in Los Angeles resulted in 10 deputies being injured by rocks, Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnics as law enforcement prepares for planned nationwide protests Saturday.