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.

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

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

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.

Protestors in Los Angeles blocked both sides of the 101 freeway while protests in response to President Trump's immigration policies broke out across the nation.

In keeping with L.A. tradition, demonstrators blocked a local freeway as they protested Trump's hard-line policies.