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Massive wave of protests in LA: curfew and military presence imposed!
There will be a nighttime curfew in Los Angeles starting this evening due to protests against Trump's migration policy.
Massive wave of protests in LA: curfew and military presence imposed!
On June 11, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a nighttime curfew for a small area of the city center. The measure is valid from this evening until early Wednesday morning and was imposed in response to days of demonstrations against US President Donald Trump's migration policies. These protests have kept the city on tenterhooks in recent days and led to numerous arrests.
The demonstrations are described as an expression of massive discontent over Trump's harsh immigration policies, which particularly affect minorities and immigrants. The deployment of around 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines sent by the US government to Los Angeles comes against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom called the use of “trained war soldiers” “unprecedented” and a threat to democracy. He has asked the court for an injunction to stop the soldiers' deployment.
Protests and conflicts
Trump's order to mobilize the armed forces argues that without this deployment, the city would have been "completely obliterated." Meanwhile, Bass criticized the intervention ordered by the federal government and made it clear that local security forces would have been able to control the situation without having to resort to the military. In addition, Newsom made it clear that the Massachusetts National Guard should not be used to assist in immigration operations, but recalled the circumstances that have already created tensions between the state and federal governments.
The role of the Marines assigned to the city has so far been limited to protecting federal officials and property; they were not actively involved in the protests. The move has raised questions about the legitimacy of domestic military use, particularly citing the Insurrection Act of 1807. This legal provision allows the president to use the military to restore public order if a state requests it or is unable to ensure the safety of its citizens. However, domestic military use is not normally permitted in the USA.
Context of the Insurrection Act and political tensions
The Insurrection Act allows the president to mobilize military forces in the event of civil unrest, insurrection, or threats to constitutionally protected rights. Under normal circumstances, this intervention is legally limited, but in the current situation tensions between Trump and Newsom appear to be escalating. Trump has accused Newsom and Bass of acting as “troublemakers, agitators and agitators,” further exacerbating an already tense political situation. Newsom has already indicated that he would threaten Trump with legal action in certain circumstances.
Overall, the protest in Los Angeles represented a striking point in the debate about immigration policy and the use of the military domestically. Whether the tensions can be resolved or whether further measures will follow remains to be seen.
Further information on the legal framework of the Insurrection Act can be found at Wikipedia. Current reports on developments in Los Angeles can be found at Vienna.at can be read, while analytical perspectives on the role of the military in the protests are presented AP News are available.