AKIPRESS.COM - A state of emergency has been declared in Los Angeles amid protests against U.S. immigration policies, Reuters reports, citing city's mayor Karen Bass. Bass also announced a curfew in the city's central areas.

The curfew will be in effect from 8 p.m. on June 10 until 6 a.m. on June 11. According to the Los Angeles mayor, the restrictions may be extended in the coming days.

Protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies began in Los Angeles on June 6. They were accompanied by car fires and clashes with police. After Trump's decision to send National Guard troops to California, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he was suing the President, calling his actions the first step toward authoritarianism. Donald Trump responded by saying that he would support the arrest of the governor, and called him responsible for the unrest.