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.

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,

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

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

Also, in Texas, demonstrators gathered in downtown Dallas in a pair of protests against recent arrests by ICE.

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.

A large group of protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles to rally against President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown. (Video: FOX 11)

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