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The Citizen
15 hours ago
- Politics
- The Citizen
Police make ‘mass arrests' in LA during nighttime curfew
Trump has ordered 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, along with 700 active-duty Marines Police officers in riot gear stand near City Hall as a curfew is in effect in LA. Picture: Ringo Chiu/ AFP) Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city's downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Looting and vandalism in the second-biggest US city have marred the largely peaceful protests over ramped-up arrests by immigration authorities. The demonstrations, which began Friday, and isolated acts of violence prompted Trump to take the extraordinary step of sending in troops, over the objection of the state governor. Mass arrests The protests again turned ugly after dark Tuesday, but an hour into the overnight curfew, only a handful of protesters were left downtown, with police making several arrests as they warned stragglers to leave. 'Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda' within the designated downtown curfew area, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) wrote on X late Tuesday. 'Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated.' Police arrested 25 people on suspicion of violating the curfew as of Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing an LAPD spokesperson. The number of arrests was likely to rise as law enforcement worked to remove the remaining protesters from the area, the newspaper said. 'Stop the vandalism, stop the looting' Earlier, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she had issued the curfew 'to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting.' One square mile (2.5 square kilometers) of the city's more-than-500 square mile area will be off-limits from 8 pm and 6 am for everyone apart from residents, journalists and emergency services, she added. One protester told AFP the arrest of migrants in a city with large immigrant and Latino populations was the root of the unrest. 'I think that obviously they're doing it for safety,' she said of the curfew. 'But I don't think that part of the problem is the peaceful protests. It's whatever else is happening on the other side that is inciting violence.' At their largest, the protests have included a few thousand people taking to the streets, but smaller mobs have used the cover of darkness to set fires, daub graffiti, and smash windows. Overnight, Monday 23 businesses were looted, police said, adding that more than 500 people had been arrested over recent days. Protests against immigration arrests by federal law enforcement have also sprung up in cities around the country, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Austin. 'Provide protection' Trump has ordered 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, along with 700 active-duty Marines, in what he has claimed is a necessary escalation to take back control, despite the insistence of local law enforcement that they could handle matters. A military spokeswoman said the Marines were expected to be on the streets by Wednesday. Their mission will be to guard federal facilities and to accompany 'federal officers in immigration enforcement operations in order to provide protection.' Demonstrators told AFP the soldiers 'should be respected' because they had not chosen to be in Los Angeles, but Lisa Orman blasted it as 'ridiculous.' 'I was here for the Dodger parade,' she said, referring to the LA team's World Series victory. 'It was 100 times bigger,' she said, branding the idea that Marines were necessary as 'a big show' that Trump wanted. The Pentagon said the deployment would cost US taxpayers $134 million. Photographs issued by the Marine Corps showed men in combat fatigues using riot shields to practice crowd control techniques at the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Late Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said his state would deploy its National Guard 'to locations across the state to ensure peace & order' after solidarity protests. 'Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest,' Abbott wrote on X. The Texas National Guard 'will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order.' Behaving like 'a tyrant' In sprawling Los Angeles on Tuesday, it was largely a typical day: tourists thronged Hollywood Boulevard, celebrities attended red carpet premieres, tens of thousands of children went to school, and commuter traffic choked the streets. But at a military base in North Carolina, Trump was painting a much darker picture. 'What you're witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order and national sovereignty,' the Republican told troops at Fort Bragg. 'This anarchy will not stand. We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy.' California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has clashed with the president before, said Trump's shock militarisation of the city was the behaviour of 'a tyrant, not a president.' In a filing to the US District Court in Northern California, Newsom asked for an injunction preventing the use of troops for policing. US law largely prevents the use of the military as a policing force — absent the declaration of an insurrection, which Trump has mused. Law professor Frank Bowman said the president 'is trying to use emergency declarations to justify bringing in first the National Guard and then mobilising Marines'. © Agence France-Presse
Daily Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Telegraph
The world has never seen scenes like this
90/92 Clashes erupt near the federal building in downtown LA as protesters face off with police. The area has become a flashpoint in what many are calling the largest immigration-related unrest in years. Photo: RINGO CHIU / AFP
Newsweek
29-05-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Map Shows Which States Lost Most Tax Money After Recent Population Shifts
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Americans moving out of places like California and New York are costing those states billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, according to data analysis released by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF) this week. Why It Matters States bleeding population face myriad challenges, including the loss of taxpayer funds that could be used to pay for critical services for residents. It also has political ramifications, including the loss of seats in the House of Representatives. The next round of redistricting could have major implications for political representation, with larger red states poised to gain House seats. Major Democratic states, meanwhile, are on track to lose seats if migration patterns do not shift. The report noted that population shifts are largely among high-income residents, underscoring the loss of taxpayer funds to other residents in those states. A house for sale in Los Angeles. A house for sale in Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu via AP What To Know The new data analysis from the NTUF, a conservative-leaning economic organization, revealed estimates for how each state's population shifts are affecting tax revenue in 2025. Florida gained the most new residents to internal migration, with more than 1.5 million Americans moving into the state from 2011 to 2021, which is resulting in $4.1 billion in additional revenue in 2025. Texas followed, gaining more than 1.2 million new residents and an additional $914 million in additional revenue, according to the data analysis. North Carolina, Arizona and South Carolina were among the other states that have seen the highest increase in tax revenue as a result of attracting new residents from other states. On the other end of the spectrum was California, which lost 1.6 million residents from 2011 to 2021, resulting in a $4.5 billion revenue loss. New York followed, seeing a $3.8 billion revenue lost in 2025 after losing 1.7 million residents during that time frame, according to the report. Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts were other states that have lost at least $500 million in tax revenue as a result of losing residents. Estimated revenue changes are "driven primarily by the movement of high-income earners, who tend to pay far more in taxes than they receive back in government service," according to the report. What People Are Saying Andrew Wilford, director of NTUF's Interstate Commerce Initiative and author of the report, in a press release: "While tax rates are not the only reason taxpayers move to different states, it is hard to deny that they play a substantial role in where taxpayers decide to live. When looking at broader trends, the clear pattern is that taxpayers move from states with higher tax burdens towards states with lower ones. Tax rates explain this trend better than any other explanation put forward, from weather to the cost of housing." William Frey, a demographer and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Newsweek in December: "When it comes to deciding when to move, it's sort of like the last election. It's a pocketbook thing. When it's too expensive to live somewhere, you're going to look where there are job opportunities." What Happens Next Whether these trends hold over the coming years will impact redistricting and state budgeting. If it holds, the impact could be felt in next decade's presidential elections.
