Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — accused of being out of touch and slow to action during the recent fires — took the gloves off today in response to the assault on California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla by members of Trump Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s security detail earlier in the day.

Bass said the raids are the "cause of the problems" across the area and that the problems have been "provoked by the White House."

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is grappling with the second high-profile crisis of her tenure as immigration protests roil her city, months after devastating wildfires tore through the region. Bass,

We will not stand for this,” Bass said in a statement released after federal immigration authorities arrested 44 people in raids across Los Angeles.

After days of protests against ICE raids, L.A. mayor Karen Bass announced that an area of downtown will be under curfew starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Bass, after signing the city budget, said Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson made a commitment to find the funds to add another 240 LAPD officers over the next year.

Violent protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles prompt deployment of National Guard troops as local officials call for federal agents to leave and demand an end to immigration enforcement.

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested hundreds after the city’s mayor instituted measures seeking to quell violence in the metropolis. After 23 businesses were vandalized Monday evening, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew on Tuesday,