Ms. Bass struggled amid criticism of her initial response to the Los Angeles fires in January. The opposition over President Trump’s immigration raids have offered her an opportunity.

The mayor denounced the forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference earlier in the day.

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

U.S. House Republicans Investigate California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Bass Over ‘Violent Riots’

The 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew covering a one-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles will remain in place indefinitely, including Saturday amid what will likely be one of the largest of the nationwide “No Kings Day of Defiance” demonstrations.

If the IRS Criminal Division ever takes an interest in the L.A. riots, they might follow the money to some surprising doorsteps.