Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Los Angeles on Monday, protesting recent ICE raids and deportations. The protests, part of a nationwide 'Day Without Immigrants' initiative, led to traffic disruptions and an LAPD dispersal order. Demonstrators marched through downtown, waving Mexican flags and carrying protest signs, demanding action against immigration enforcement policies.
Protests over the recent ICE raids and deportations continue Monday as demonstrators march along streets through downtown Los Angeles , leading to LAPD issuing a dispersal order in the early evening.The large group, calling for a National Day of Action, could be seen through aerial footage walking in the middle of Spring Street, moving along to block an intersection at Chick Hearn Court and 11th Street all the while waving Mexico flags and carrying protest signs.
' By early afternoon, about 1,000 demonstrators filled the Spring and Main streets overpasses of the 101 Freeway as police blocked freeway ramps to prevent the marchers from moving onto the roadway. On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators gathered for the same cause and created some traffic disruptions as they blocked the Main Street Bridge and closed the 101 Freeway for hours.
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