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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Downtown Los Angeles businesses are hoping customers will return after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
The curfew set in place June 10 provided “successful crime prevention and suppression efforts” and protected stores, restaurants, businesses and residents, the Democratic mayor said Tuesday. It covered a relatively tiny slice of the sprawling city.
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A couple walks past boarded up businesses along 1st St. in Little Tokyo Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A couple walks past boarded up businesses along 1st St. in Little Tokyo Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A group of pedestrians walk across the street from the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A group of pedestrians walk across the street from the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Members of the U.S. military take a break at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Members of the U.S. military take a break at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A woman walks in the quiet streets of downtown across the from the Robert Young federal building Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A woman walks in the quiet streets of downtown across the from the Robert Young federal building Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A member of the U.S. military stands guard at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
A member of the U.S. military stands guard at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)