She says the curfew protected stores, restaurants, businesses and residents from people engaging in vandalism and looting.

Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted the downtown Los Angeles curfew that has been in place for one week, as protests, violence and vandalism in the neighborhood have ebbed following a wave of high-profile federal immigration raids.

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ended a curfew that began last Tuesday when federal agents, local police officers and protesters clashed on the streets.