Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a Tuesday news conference announced she was enacting a curfew for a small part of downtown L.A. as a way "to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting" after five days of protests in response to immigration raids.

The curfew covers one square mile and is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. Bass said the police would arrest anyone who defies the order, except residents, people traveling to and from work and credentialed media. The curfew is expected to last for several days.

"If you do not live or work in downtown L.A., avoid the area," Bass said.

Bass said 23 businesses were in the downtown area on Monday night, and there was significant graffiti in the area. Many of the most intense demonstrations have taken place near a series of federal buildings in downtown Los Angeles, including the Edward R.........

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