LA Crackdown Curbs Unrest as Anti-ICE Protests in US Expand (3)

The Los Angeles Police Department moved swiftly on Wednesday night to quell disorder stemming from anti-deportation protests, charging crowds on horses and firing “less lethal” munitions to clear protesters.

The downtown area ended a second night of curfew imposed by Mayor Karen Bass and was calmer Thursday morning, with a heavy police presence designed to prevent a repeat of the the unrest that has led to 600 arrests since last weekend, clashes with police and acts of vandalism and looting.

But tensions were still high as the city remains gripped by the divide between local and federal powers. California Governor ...