Police make arrests on first night of curfew in downtown LA as protests continue

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted workers on produce farms in Ventura County Tuesday morning in one of the latest raids in Southern California.

The raids come as the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement in Southern California.

Farm workers told Eyewitness News that ICE agents arrived at an Oxnard farm at around 6 a.m. Tuesday.

"We saw a car when we were on the side, the car was coming and ICE was following the car," said one of the workers who asked to remain anonymous.

Video posted online showed ICE agents chasing after some of the workers as they fled the fields.

Workers said they had anxiety about going to work because they feared ICE would show up while they worked.

"What I fear is that sometimes out of necessity, it forces us to show up wherever there's work," said another farmworker. "Because of everything that is happening, it is a bit difficult for us."

It is unclear how many people were detained during the operation.

"They're just taking innocent people who are trying to build their own American Dream," said Daniel Larios with the UFW Foundation. "This is not law enforcement. It's a campaign of fear against people whose only 'crime' is living and working in the U.S."

The mayor of Oxnard, Luis McArthur, said "We have received reports of ICE agents attempting to enter agricultural fields in our city and also stopping vehicles."

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A curfew for a section of downtown Los Angeles is now in effect. It began at 8 p.m. and will last until 6 a.m.

The curfew applies to an area about one square mile in downtown L.A., which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the past several days.

Earlier, police said they had arrested just under 200 people, so far, on Tuesday.

LAPD officers on horseback have arrived to enforce the curfew.

- ABC News contributed to this report.

During a video address on Tuesday night, California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued to condemn President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, saying Trump "chose theatrics over public safety."

The governor said the effects of that action and the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration are being felt not just in California, but across the nation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom continued to condemn President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles.

"Democracy is under assault before our eyes," Newsom said.

Addressing ICE raids, the governor said that the administration is pushing mass deportations and "indiscriminately targeting hardworking immigrant families regardless of their roots or risk."

A curfew has been enacted for downtown Los Angeles from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. amid the ongoing anti-ICE protests, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced during a press conference Tuesday.

The curfew will take effect Tuesday night may be in effect for several days, said Bass.

Law enforcement will arrest people who break the curfew, she added.

There will be an exception in place for residents, media and people traveling to and from work.