Judge to weigh limiting military troops in LA today

Protests spread from New York to Chicago

- Eliyahu Kamisher, Nacha Cattan and Miranda Davis

PROTESTS OVER IMMIGRATION raids stretched into a fifth night in Los Angeles and spread to other cities, including New York, Chicago, and Milwaukee, prompting clashes between police and demonstrators.

California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of misusing his power by mobilizing troops in Los Angeles and warned other states to prepare for similar unrest.

Almost 380 people have been arrested in the greater Los Angeles area since the weekend amid clashes between police and demonstrators rallying in response to increasingly aggressive raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Mayor Karen Bass imposed an 8 pm to 6 am curfew on Tuesday in a one-square-mile section of downtown where tensions have run high during the demonstrations. She said 23 businesses were looted the night before; many were also vandalized, and the area had been covered in graffiti.

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