Protests live updates: Marines make 1st temporary detention in LA
Marines are now on duty in Los Angeles for the first time.
Tensions are escalating between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to grip Los Angeles and spread to New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Texas, and other cities.
Trump deployed about 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against Newsom's wishes.
A federal appeals court Thursday delayed an order requiring the Trump administration to return control of the National Guard to Newsom, dealing the administration a temporary reprieve to what would have been a major reversal of its policy on the protests.
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86 arrested at anti-ICE protest in New York City
Thousands protesting President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown gathered in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday.
Eighty-six people were arrested at 26 Federal Plaza and nearby Foley Square, which is across from where ICE operations in New York City have been centered.
Thirty-four were charged with crimes including assault, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, the NYPD said. One person was charged with reckless endangerment. Fifty-two were issued criminal court summonses and released, police said.
The NYPD activated additional officers after 9 p.m., when protesters returned to 26 Federal Plaza after blocking Varick Street in front of a federal building containing an immigration office. During the later protests, police officials said demonstrators threw bottles at officers and threw traffic cones and garbage into the road.
Federal agents deployed tear gas at the crowd near Chambers and Church streets.
Protest groups are asking for demonstrators to return to Foley Square at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Trump attacks 'incompetent' Newsom for not protecting ICE agents
President Donald Trump is continuing his criticism of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, posting on Truth Social that the "incompetent" governor didn’t protect ICE officers "in a timely manner."
"Our Ice Officers, GREAT Patriots they are, were attacked by an out of control mob of agitators, troublemakers, and/or insurrectionists," Trump wrote.
LA mayor says Trump admin 'going after families and children'
Mayor Karen Bass in a late-night social media post accused the Trump administration of "going after families and children" under the pretext of searching for violent criminals.
"The Trump administration told us they were going after violent criminals, gang members, and drug dealers," Bass said in a post. "But they went after a Home Depot. They're going after families and children."
"That does not make Los Angeles more safe," she added.
'Mass' arrests beginning amid curfew, LAPD says
The LAPD said its officers would begin "mass" arrests in an area of downtown Los Angeles where protests continued amid an overnight curfew.
"Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda," the LAPD Central Division said on social media just after 9 p.m., about an hour after the curfew went into effect.
"Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated," the division said. "Curfew is in effect."