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Los Angeles mayor imposes partial curfew

The LA police say "mass arrests are being initiated." Protestors have defied the curfew to demonstrate against immigration raids.

The US President Donald Trump says the protests in downtown Los Angeles, against immigration raids, are an "assault on peace and public order" as the mayor of that city announces a partial overnight curfew for downtown Los Angeles. The LA police say "mass arrests are being initiated."

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(Photo: Demonstrators march on a road after curfew, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue, in downtown Los Angeles. Credit Leah Millis/Reuters)

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