A large crowd gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday to protest the recent ICE raids and deportations. The gathering closed the 101 Freeway for hours. Police declared an unlawful assembly and forced demonstrators to disperse during the daylong event.

Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway.

Protests over President Trump’s stringent immigration policies erupted across the country over the weekend, with the city of Los Angeles grinding to a stand still on Sunday as thousands gathered downtown.

Protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles on 2 February in response to a recent increase in ICE raids and deportations under President Trump's immigration crackdown. Thousands of people carrying Mexican flags and placards marched to Los Angeles City Hall before walking onto and blocking the 101 Freeway.

Thousands, many with Mexican flags and signs containing phrases such as “Viva Mexico” and “Nobody is illegal,” participated in the protest in Los Angeles.

Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California on Sunday, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked the 101 freeway for several hours.

Marchers have blocked all lanes of US 101, causing traffic to back up in both directions and on downtown surface streets.

A massive crowd of protesters blocked traffic on a downtown Los Angeles freeway, causing major delays, in response to President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown.