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.

LOS ANGELES - A large group of anti-ICE protesters have walked onto the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles near the Alameda Street exit, according to police. Both sides of the freeway are currently blocked, officials said, and both north and southbound lanes are under major gridlock in the DTLA area.

A large crowd gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday in response to the recent increase in ICE raids and deportations. The gathering briefly closed the 101 Freeway, which led to police declaring an unlawful assembly and forcing demonstrators to disperse during the daylong event.

A massive protest formed in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday in response to President Trump’s crackdown on immigration and emphasis on deportations. Jennifer McGraw reports on Feb. 2, 2025. Details:

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.

In Los Angeles, a large group of anti-ICE protesters at one point were blocking both sides of the 101 Freeway near the Alameda Street exit.

Los Angeles, United States - February 02, 2025 02/02/2025 10:30 pm (GMT-0800) DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – More than 1,000 protestors demonstrated against the deportation of immigrants and ICE enforcement outside Los Angeles City Hall.

Anti-ICE protestors shut down both directions of the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday as part of an organized response to President Trump's deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States.