LOS ANGELES -- Downtown Los Angeles businesses are hoping customers will return after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

She says the curfew protected stores, restaurants, businesses and residents from people engaging in vandalism and looting.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted a curfew imposed on part of the city's downtown to curb crime in the wake of raids on undocumented migrants that prompted protests.The restriction on people's movements went into place last Tuesday,