Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said on Monday that the Trump administration and its immigration raids were to blame for inflaming tensions in the city. In a televised interview, Ms. Bass sought to downplay the protests of the last few days. “This is not citywide civil unrest,” she said on CNN. “A few streets downtown, it looks horrible.”

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holds a press conference on LA protests Watch live as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holds a press conference. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration's deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles.

City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, a high-level adviser to the mayor, defended the city in the ongoing legal battle over control of L.A. homeless programs.