Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said arrests and confrontations with the police had declined since the initial weekend of demonstrations. She said the seven-day curfew was a success in helping ease

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted the city’s curfew on Tuesday, one week after it was put in place to respond to a wave of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demonstrations that at times turned violent and saw businesses vandalized.

Downtown Los Angeles businesses hoped customers would return quickly 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.