Protests live updates: Curfew in downtown LA for 2nd night
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Protests live updates: Curfew in downtown LA for 2nd night
Several people protesting ICE detentions were arrested in downtown Manhattan
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.
LA Mayor Karen Bass issued an overnight curfew for about 1 square mile in downtown LA, which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the last five days.
Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.
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Curfew issued in Spokane, former councilman detained
A curfew was issued for an area in Spokane, Washington, in response to protests outside of the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown issued the curfew Wednesday evening, from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m.
The protest was staged by former Spokane City Councilman Ben Stuckart to stop agents from transporting a man from Venezuela, who had applied for asylum, according to Stuckart's social media post.
Stuckart was detained and booked for failing to disperse during the protest, according to ABC News' affiliate KXLY.
-ABC News' Tristan Maglunog
Marines expected to be serving alongside National Guard in LA within 48 hours
As of Wednesday, about 2,800 service members were deployed to the Los Angeles region, including 2,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, who have just completed training, according to a status update from U.S. Northern Command.
The Marines are expected to be serving alongside National Guard troops within the next 48 hours, the command said.
The Marines received training in de-escalation and crowd control among other things, according to the status update.
Both Marines and National Guard troops are serving as part of Task Force 51 under what's known as Title 10 status -- to protect federal personnel and federal property.
"They can and have accompanied ICE on missions, but they are not a part of the operations," according to the status update, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Title 10 forces do not do law enforcement functions. They protect; they don’t participate."
The troops may "detain an individual in specific circumstances such as to stop an assault, to prevent harm to others, or to prevent interference with federal personnel performing their duties." However, the troops are required to then transfer custody to the appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
Peaceful protest in San Antonio
Demonstrations protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations took place in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday, including San Antonio, Texas.
Demonstrations in Texas' second-largest city remained peaceful. Large crowds gathered downtown and marched near City Hall, away from the historic Alamo, where Texas State Troopers and Texas National Guardsmen were staged.
A small group of demonstrators was seen near the Spanish Mission but eventually joined the bigger crowd at City Hall.
San Antonio police closed streets during the march.
-ABC News' Mireya Villareal and James Scholz
Curfew in downtown LA for 2nd night
For the second night, a curfew is in effect for part of downtown Los Angeles that has been the site of protests and marches that have seen some clashes with authorities.
The curfew lasts until 6 a.m. local time.
LA Mayor Karen Bass said the nightly curfew, which first went into Tuesday, would likely remain in effect for multiple nights.
About a half hour before the curfew went into effect on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said a large demonstration at Grand Park in front of LA City Hall had splintered and was blocking streets in the Civic Center area.
Earlier, police said some protesters in a demonstration marching on Hill Street in downtown LA were throwing fireworks and rocks at officers.
Multiple protesters arrested in NYC
Several people protesting ICE detentions were arrested in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday. Officers began detaining people after the protest, which started in Foley Square near City Hall, began moving down Broadway before being stopped by police at the intersection of Broadway and Duane.
The arrests appeared to take place after protesters did not clear a crosswalk when ordered to by police.
Hundreds of protesters remain in the area, chanting behind barriers, with dozens of officers standing by.
-ABC News' Will McDuffie
'You spit, we hit': Immigrant charged with felony for allegedly spitting on ICE officer
An immigrant in Los Angeles has been charged with one count of assault of a federal employee for allegedly spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that the suspect, Omar Pulido Bastida, 41, faces a statutory maximum sentence of eight years in federal prison for the alleged crime.
The incident happened earlier this week when the officer was executing a warrant for Bastida's arrest, according to the DOJ. Bastida allegedly spat at the officer through an iron security gate on his door.
ICE officials eventually forced entry into the residence and arrested Bastida.
"This defendant found out the hard way: When you spit, we hit – with a felony charge," said United States Attorney Bill Essayli. "Law enforcement officers risk their lives and safety to uphold the law. To treat them with disrespect, like this defendant did, mocks our great nation and such behavior will be punished accordingly."
At least 5 criminal cases related to LA protests, DA says
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced during a press conference on Wednesday that there have been at least five criminal cases stemming from the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Juan Rodriguez, from Gardena, California, was charged with one felony count of assault upon a peace officer, resisting arrest and advocating violence against an officer that has caused injury. He faces six years and four months in state prison, according to the DA. Rodriguez is accused of distributing and throwing commercial-grade fireworks at police officers on June 8.
Randy Ruiz and Georgina Ravallaro were charged with two felony counts of assault upon a peace officer and face six years and four months in state prison. They are accused of driving motorcycles into police officers, injuring one and knocking down several others.
Timmy Paulk and Raven Mitchell have been charged with one felony count of second-degree commercial burglary and grand theft for allegedly robbing and facilitating the robbery of a Nike store on June 8. Paul is accused of stealing multiple items from that store and getting into the car driven by Mitchell. They each face up to three years in state prison.
Ulysses Sanchez is accused of recklessly driving a minivan in downtown LA on June 8. He's charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, one misdemeanor count each of reckless driving and possession of a smoking device. He faces 25 years to life because of the three-strike rule.
Christopher Gonzalez and Jocelyn Johnson have been charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit vandalism and two felony counts of vandalism. They face three years and eight months in state prison. They are accused of vandalizing an apartment complex and the Hall of Justice, respectively.
"If people want to engage in crimes, we will prosecute them," Hochman said, adding, "hurling bricks, hurling cinder blocks, hurling fireworks, will not be tolerated in this county now or ever."
The DA did note that peaceful protests have largely outweighed instances of violence. "We estimate that there's probably thousands of people who've engaged in legitimate protests," Hochman said.
-ABC News' Jenna Harrison Esseling
500 National Guard troops trained to accompany ICE raids, general says
Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, the commander of U.S. military forces in Los Angeles, told ABC News that about 500 of the National Guard troops have been trained to accompany ICE on immigration operations.
The general stressed, however, that these troops are not carrying out law enforcement in these operations. That is being done by the ICE agents and the trained troops are carrying out protection for ICE during these operations.
The service members have ammunition in their clips for their rifles, but there are no rounds in the chamber, according to Sherman.
There are 4,700 troops, made up of National Guardsmen and Marines, deployed to Los Angeles.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
Marines in LA will have completed 4 days of crowd control training
All 700 Marines sent to LA must complete four days of crowd control training, Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Smith said that the Marines are operating under standard Rules of Force.
"These rules emphasize de-escalation, use of non-lethal force and the inherent right of self-defense for Marines and others," he said.
The 4,000 National Guardsmen must complete two days of crowd control training, he said.
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez
30 LA-area mayors call for raids to end: 'Political theater ... rooted in fear'
Thirty mayors from the LA area joined together at a news conference to call on the raids to end.
LA Mayor Karen Bass again claimed that LA is "part of a national experiment" by the Trump administration "to determine how far the federal government can go in reaching in and taking over power" from state and local leaders.
Bass also highlighted the estimated $134 million spent to deploy the Marines and National Guard, saying, "all of our cities could use that money."
For many residents of the south LA city of Paramount -- one of the sites of protests -- "this has been one of the most devastating moments in recent memory," Paramount Mayor Peggy Lemons said, with some families now too afraid to leave their homes.
Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said, "The militarization of immigration enforcement has no place in our neighborhoods and the deployment of Marines on U.S. soil is an alarming escalation that undermines the values of democracy."
"We stand against these fear-based tactics that target immigrant communities and erode public trust," he said, calling the administration's actions "political theater that is rooted in fear."
DOJ calls lawsuit challenging federal deployment a 'crass political stunt'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration from using the military to enforce federal immigration laws is a "crass political stunt endangering American lives,” Department of Justice lawyers said.
The lawyers asked a federal judge to deny Newsom’s request for a temporary restraining order that would limit the military to protecting federal buildings, arguing such an order would amount to a "rioters’ veto to enforcement of federal law."
"The extraordinary relief Plaintiffs request would judicially countermand the Commander in Chief’s military directives -- and would do so in the posture of a temporary restraining order, no less. That would be unprecedented. It would be constitutionally anathema. And it would be dangerous," they argued.
In Newsom's request for an emergency order blocking the troops from assisting in federal law enforcement, he argued Trump failed to meet the legal requirements for a federal deployment of the National Guard. Title 10 of the U.S. Code on Armed Services allows a federal deployment in response to a "rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
"To put it bluntly, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there is civil unrest that is no different from episodes that regularly occur in communities throughout the country, and that is capable of being contained by state and local authorities working together," Newsom argued.
In response, lawyers with the Department of Justice argued that California should not "second-guess the President’s judgment that federal reinforcements were necessary" and that a federal court should defer to the president’s discretion on military matters.
-ABC News’ Peter Charalambous
61 Mexican nationals detained in LA raids
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said 61 Mexican nationals have been detained in the LA raids and are now in detention centers.
-ABC News’ Will Gretsky
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