Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has activated a curfew in the downtown area in response to looters and vandals “taking advantage” of Donald Trump’s “chaotic escalation” in his response to the immigration protests sweeping the city.

Axar.az reports, citing Independent, authorities enforced the curfew between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, with Bass warning that anyone who failed to comply would be detained. The LAPD said that it made “mass arrests” after the restriction was imposed.

About 700 U.S. Marines are set to step foot in LA today, less than 48 hours after Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to mobilize the battalion. The administration is now considering deploying troops to other cities to quell further protests, an official told the New York Times.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who claims the presence of troops exacerbates tensions, has asked a judge for an emergency injunction regarding the troop deployment, arguing it is “unlawful,” as well as “excessive and unnecessary.” A hearing is set for Thursday.

Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday, Newsom lambasted Trump’s “brazen abuse of power.” Earlier in the day, Trump called the city “a trash heap” and promised to “liberate” it.