LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Press Club and investigative reporting network Status Coup today sued the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief, alleging in federal court that reporters’ rights were violated by police while covering recent immigration raids and subsequent civil unrest.

Tonight' host criticized the president for sending National Guard troops and Marines into Los Angeles: "Why would you send troops if there is nothing for them to do?"

Overtime for police officers responding to the protests reached nearly $12 million, according to the city's top budget analyst.

The ongoing protests in Los Angeles began with small demonstrations against immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

In the shadow of immigration crackdowns and federal troops on the ground, shopkeepers and customers are scared away, leaving businesses devastated.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the nightly curfew will be extended for a few more days amid ongoing protests against immigration raids.