Newsom sued the Trump administration earlier this week over the order, calling it a manufactured crisis.

To some Angelenos, the notion that their city was being invaded by Mexico might sound like a fantastical twist on the history of U.S.-Mexico military relations.

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.