Protests live updates: Curfew in downtown LA for 2nd night

The hearing for California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta's emergency request to block President Trump and the Department of Defense from “expanding the current mission of federalized Cal Guard personnel and Marines” is set to take place on Thursday.

“This mission orders soldiers to engage in unlawful civilian law enforcement activities in communities across the region, beyond just guarding federal buildings,” the statement said. “The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens, sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy. Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a President. We ask the court to immediately block these unlawful actions.”

The request was filed as part of Newsom’s lawsuit against Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense.

“The president’s actions have not only caused widespread panic and chaos, but have unnecessarily created an additional diversion of resources as the state tries to calm a community terrorized by this reckless federal action,” Newsom said.

A curfew was issued for an area in Spokane, Washington, in response to protests outside of the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown issued the curfew Wednesday evening, from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m.

The protest was staged by former Spokane City Councilman Ben Stuckart to stop agents from transporting a man from Venezuela, who had applied for asylum, according to Stuckart's social media post.

Stuckart was detained and booked for failing to disperse during the protest, according to ABC News' affiliate KXLY.

-ABC News' Tristan Maglunog

As of Wednesday, about 2,800 service members were deployed to the Los Angeles region, including 2,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, who have just completed training, according to a status update from U.S. Northern Command.

The Marines are expected to be serving alongside National Guard troops within the next 48 hours, the command said.

The Marines received training in de-escalation and crowd control among other things, according to the status update.

Both Marines and National Guard troops are serving as part of Task Force 51 under what's known as Title 10 status -- to protect federal personnel and federal property.

"They can and have accompanied ICE on missions, but they are not a part of the operations," according to the status update, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Title 10 forces do not do law enforcement functions. They protect; they don’t participate."

The troops may "detain an individual in specific circumstances such as to stop an assault, to prevent harm to others, or to prevent interference with federal personnel performing their duties." However, the troops are required to then transfer custody to the appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Demonstrations protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations took place in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday, including San Antonio, Texas.

Demonstrations in Texas' second-largest city remained peaceful. Large crowds gathered downtown and marched near City Hall, away from the historic Alamo, where Texas State Troopers and Texas National Guardsmen were staged.

A small group of demonstrators was seen near the Spanish Mission but eventually joined the bigger crowd at City Hall.

San Antonio police closed streets during the march.

-ABC News' Mireya Villareal and James Scholz