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.

Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets.

KTLA wrote Sunday that “anti-ICE protesters are blocking both sides of the 101 Freeway near the Alameda Street exit in DTLA,” adding that California Highway Patrol closed that portion of the roadway. The attached video shows some people holding signs and Mexican flags.

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.

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.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched on the 101 Freeway Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles in what was called a "protest against deportations."

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.

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