According to her, restrictions entered into force on June 10 at 20.00 local time [6.00 по Киеву 11 июня] And they will last for several days. It is noted that the commandant hour covers approximately 2.6 km in the central part of the city.
“If you do not live and do not work in the center of Los Angeles, avoid this territory. Law enforcement officers will detain commandant’s offenders,” said Karen Bass.
Bass noted that as a result of protests, dozens of city infrastructure facilities were damaged, at least 23 stores were plundered, and the city center was painted by graffiti. She added that against the backdrop of this incident, the authorities strengthened security measures.
Context
Protests in Los Angeles and other US cities are held against the background of laws in the field of regulation of migration adopted by the Trump administration.
The White House published on June 7 a memorandum of the deployment of the National Guard of the USA in Los Angeles to suppress protests. It spoke about the introduction to the city At least 2 thousand fighters are approximately 60 days.
On the same day, the Governor of the state, Gevin Nan, condemned Trump's actions. In his opinion, the US Federal Government placed the National Guard not because of the lack of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles, but because he “wants a spectacle.” On June 9, he promised to protest the president’s decision in court.
On June 9, Trump threatened the protesters against the actions of the US immigration and customs police in California for counteracting the National Guard.
On June 10, the American president explained his decision on the unprecedented deployment of thousands of National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles to suppress protests by the fact that otherwise “the city would burn to the ground.”
On the same day, Reuters wrote that against the backdrop of protests against the migration policy of Trump, the US Department of Defense deployed about 700 marine infantrymen in Los Angeles. Marine infantrymen can stay in the city at least until June 11, when more troops of the National Guard should arrive there, the media clarifies.
At the same time, News, commenting on these events, called Trump’s decision illegal.
